Valerians, Scabious & Allies
Valerian Family - Caprifoliaceae
Entire-leaved Scabious Knautia integrifoliaNative throughout the Mediterranean Region from NE Spain to the Middle East and northward into Central France. Frequent in grassy places and roadsides.
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Lomelosia brachiata
Native to the Aegean and Black Sea area. Frequent in grassy and rocky places.
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Common Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Native. Widespread and common throughout much of our region, particularly on heavier clay soils as well as on the clayey dykes and river banks of Fenland. Flowers July to August. Leaves with heavily corrugated surfaces and dotted with spines that have swollen, white bases. The midrib has a line of spines along the underside of the leaf and the leaf pairs encircle the stem at their bases and often hold pools of water in them. The flowers are pale purplish-pink and open in a ring which starts at the base of the flowerhead and moves progressivley upwards.
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Red Valerian Valeriana rubra
Native to the Mediterranean Region. Often colonises old walls and ruin sites.
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Italian Valerian Valeriana italica
(Valeriana dioscoridis) Native to the Aegean and Black Sea area. Frequent in grassy and rocky places.
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Disc-fruited Cornsalad Valeriana discoidea
(Valerianella discoidea) Native throughout the Mediterranean Region to the Middle East and Arabian Peninsula. Frequent in grassy and rocky places.
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Spiny-fruited Cornsalad Valeriana echinata
(Valerianella echinata) Native throughout the Mediterranean Region and eastwards to Iran.
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