Valerianella vesicaria (L.) Moench is a plant in the Caprifoliaceae family, order Dipsacales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Valerianella vesicaria (L.) Moench

Valerianella vesicaria (L.) Moench

Valerianella vesicaria is a somewhat ruderal flowering plant that is a minor cultivation weed, native to the central Mediterranean and western Asia.

Genus
Valerianella
Order
Dipsacales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Valerianella vesicaria (L.) Moench

Valerianella vesicaria, also known as Valeriana vesicaria, is a species of flowering plant in the family Caprifoliaceae. It is native to the central Mediterranean and western Asia, it is considered extinct in Algeria, and has been introduced into Argentina. This is a somewhat ruderal species, and it acts as a minor weed of cultivation.

Photo: (c) Yael Orgad, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Yael Orgad · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Dipsacales Caprifoliaceae Valerianella

More from Caprifoliaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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