Valerianoideae

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Valerian (Valeriana salina)

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Cathedrale St.Jean in Lyon, France has a 14th-century astronomical clock that shows religious feast days till the year 2019; Perpetual Calendar

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Also Known As	valerian subfamily

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Valerian (Valeriana salina)

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Valerianella Patrinia Valeriana red valerian Plectritis congesta Italian corn salad common valerian Fedia cornucopiae spikenard lamb’s lettuce feverwort

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Venus's-flytrap. Venus's-flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) one of the best known of the meat-eating plants. Carnivorous plant, Venus flytrap, Venus fly trap

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Plant seedlings emerging from rich fertile soil

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