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Garden valerian

Valeriana officinalis

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ToxicIntroducedInvasiveHerbPerennial
Garden valerian, In flower
Garden valerian, In fruit
Garden valerian, Flower buds

Toxic. Perennial herbaceous plant. Introduced to Québec and invasive. Grows in forests and in fields.

There are 1,576 observations of Garden valerian in Québec, mostly in Montréal, Montérégie and Estrie, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in July and become rare from September to March.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montréal413
  2. Montérégie367
  3. Estrie177
  4. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean108
  5. Laurentides95
  6. Capitale-Nationale86
  7. Lanaudière63
  8. Laval60
  9. Bas-Saint-Laurent47
  10. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine45
  11. Centre-du-Québec36
  12. Outaouais28
  13. Abitibi-Témiscamingue24
  14. Chaudière-Appalaches21
  15. Côte-Nord3
  16. Mauricie2
  17. Nord-du-Québec1

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
FieldsHubert Figuière

Taxonomy

KingdomPlantaePhylumTracheophytaClassMagnoliopsidaOrderDipsacalesFamilyCaprifoliaceaeGenusValeriana

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