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Common Valerian

Valeriana officinalis

3,992Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
93Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan4
Feb0
Mar39
Apr187
May409
Jun867
Jul981
Aug491
Sep196
Oct31
Nov7
Dec0

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Worcestershire England628
2Highland Scotland390
3Norfolk England179
4Argyll and Bute Scotland121
5Powys Wales107
6North Yorkshire England86
7Cumbria England84
8Pembrokeshire Wales84
9Gwynedd Wales79
10Devon England74
11North Ayrshire Scotland63
12Isle of Anglesey Wales60
13Herefordshire, County of England59
14Cornwall England57
15Dumfries and Galloway Scotland56
2,376 England1,026 Scotland424 Wales55 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 93 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
3,992
Peak month
July
Counties with records
93
Scientific name
Valeriana officinalis
Group
Flowering plants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
26,626
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Dipsacales
Family
Caprifoliaceae
Genus
Valeriana
Name with authority
Valeriana officinalis L.
Contributing datasets
43

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q157819 · GBIF 2888763