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Valeriana saxatilis

Valeriana saxatilis, commonly known as rock valerian, is a species of flowering plant in the family Caprifoliaceae. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte native to the east-central and eastern Alps, northern Apennines, and southern Dinaric Alps of Albania, Austria, Germany, Italy, Montenegro, Slovenia, and Switzerland.

Two subspecies are accepted.

  • Valeriana saxatilis subsp. pancicii (synonyms Valeriana celtica subsp. pancicii and Valeriana pancicii ) – southern Dinaric Alps of Montenegro and Albania
  • Valeriana saxatilis subsp. saxatilis – east-central and eastern Alps and northern Apennine mountains of Austria, Germany, Italy, Slovenia, and Switzerland

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