Taxon: Centranthus ruber (L.) DC.

• the 1 historical accession(s) associated with this name.
• Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.

Common names:

• fox's-brush   (Source: Hortus 3 ) – English
  
• Jupiter's-beard   (Source: Hortus 3 ) – English
  
• kiss-me-quick   (Source: Aust Pl Common Names ) – English
  
• red-valerian   (Source: Websters Dict ) – English
  
• spur-valerian   (Source: Aust Pl Common Names ) – English
  
• lilas d'Espagne   (Source: Zander Ency ) – French
  
• valériane rouge   (Source: Zander Ency ) – French
  
• rote Spornblume   (Source: Zander Ency ) – German
  
• pipört   (Source: Vara kulturvaxt namn ) – Swedish
  

Economic importance:

• Environmental: ornamental   (fide Zander ed14)
  
• Medicines: folklore   (fide CRC MedHerbs ed2)
  

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Distributional range:

• AFRICA
  Macaronesia: Portugal - Madeira Islands; Spain - Canary Islands
  Northern Africa: Algeria; Morocco; Tunisia
• ASIA-TEMPERATE
  Western Asia: Turkey
• EUROPE
  East Europe: Ukraine - Krym
  Southeastern Europe: Albania; Former Yugoslavia; Greece; Italy [incl. Sardinia, Sicily]
  Southwestern Europe: France [incl. Corsica]; Portugal; Spain [incl. Baleares]

• naturalized elsewhere

• also cultivated

References:

• Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. 2009. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin).
• Davis, P. H., ed. 1965–1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
• Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs.
• Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen.
• Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
• Izquierdo Z., I. et al., eds. 2004. Lista de especies silvestres de Canarias: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres.
• Jahandiez, E. & R. Maire. 1931–1941. Catalogue des plantes du Maroc.
• Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934–1964. Flora SSSR. [= Kentranthus ruber].
• Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
• Mouterde, P. 1966–. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie.
• Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970–. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
• Quézel, P. & S. Santa. 1962–1963. Nouvelle flore de l'Algerie.
• Richardson, I. B. K. 1975. A revision of the genus Centranthus DC. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 71:220.
• Silva, L. et al. 2005. Listagem da fauna e flora terrestres dos Açores. Lista des plantas vasculares (Pteridophyta e Spermatophyta).
• Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964–1980. Flora europaea.
• Willis, J. H. 1970–1972. A handbook to plants in Victoria.
• Webster's third new international dictionary.

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Search AGRICOLA article citation database for citations referencing Centranthus ruber.

Search NCBI's Entrez search engine for PubMed citations referencing Centranthus ruber.

Search Biodiversity Heritage Library for historical publications referencing Centranthus ruber.

Synonyms:

• (=) Valeriana rubra L.
  

Check other web resources for Centranthus ruber (L.) DC.:

• Flora Europaea: Database of European Plants (ESFEDS)
• Mansfeld: Mansfeld's World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops
• ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
• AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
• Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.

Images:

• Fruits: U.S. National Seed Herbarium image

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• Check PlantSystematics.org for additional images
• Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

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