Centranthus ruber (L.) DC.

sect. Centranthus
Common Name: Red Valerian, Jupiter's Beard
Family: Caprifoliaceae Juss.

Country of Origin: Europe and northern Africa to Asia Minor; escaped & naturalized locally

Description: [syn. Kentranthus ruber (L.) Druce; Valeriana coccinea Hort.; Valeriana rubra L.]
Also known as Fox's Brush
Compact perennial to 3 feet, glaucous, glabrous; leaves lanceolate to ovate, to 4 inches long, slightly toothed to entire, petiole or a stigma, when the style is absent.">sessile; flowers many, crimson to pale red, about 1/2 inch long, fragrant.

Uses: Young leaves eaten in salads or as cooked greens; roots used in soups. Not to be confused with the true medicinal valerian.

Accession Data:

Accession # 200300022
Source: Thompson & Morgan 2003
Accession Date: 02-25-2003
Bench: 2101 - MED:Mediterranean A
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 2 confirmed on 04-14-2025

Classification:

Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
SubClass: euasterid II
Order: Dipsacales
SubOrder:
Family: Caprifoliaceae
SubFamily: Valerianoideae
Tribe:
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Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:

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2003

References (internal):

EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Baleares / Corse / France / Portugal / Sardegna / Spain / Italy / Sicilia / Yugoslavia / Algeria / Morocco / Tunisia

References (external):

Hortus Third, LH Bailey Hortorium, 1976
Richter's Herb WWW Site
The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Sunday, September 03, 2017.
Centranthus ruber at Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Last accessed on Sunday, September 03, 2017.

data regenerated on Mon, 14 Apr 2025 09:09:03 -0400 [bcm v4.0]