Valeriana.—Valerian.
Botanical name:
Classic texts: King's 1898.
Classic texts: King's 1898.
Patrinia scabiosifolia Fisch. ex Link.
Engl.: scabious patrinia, Japanese valerian, kesso.
Bot. syn.: Fedia scabiosifolia (Fisch. ex Link) Trevir.
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