Accession #: 200300022
Accession Date: 2003-02-25
Common name: Red Valerian, Jupiter's Beard
Family: Caprifoliaceae
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Country of Origin: Europe and northern Africa to Asia Minor; escaped & naturalized locally
Description: [syn. Kentranthus ruber (L.) Druce; Valeriana coccinea Hort.; Valeriana rubra L.]
Also known as Fox's Brush
Compact perennial to 3 feet, glaucous, glabrous; leaves lanceolate to ovate, to 4 inches long, slightly toothed to entire, sessile; flowers many, crimson to pale red, about 1/2 inch long, fragrant.
Uses: Young leaves eaten in salads or as cooked greens; roots used in soups. Not to be confused with the true medicinal valerian.
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Source: Thompson & Morgan 2003
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