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| Life form: |
| Perennial herb |
| Stems: |
| Height 50-100 cm, branching, bristly, grooved, glabrous or lower part hairy, hollow, greenish–brownish, sometimes reddish |
| Leaves: |
| Opposite, stalked; blade pinnate, with 3–8 pairs and terminal leaflet; leaflets toothed, strong-veined, terminal leaflet usually broader than lateral leaflets |
| Inflorescence: |
| Umbellate compound cyme |
| Flowers: |
| Corolla slightly irregular (zygomorphic), pale purple–white, 4–8 mm long, fused, funnel-shaped, base slightly distended, 5-lobed. Calyx small, collar-like. Stamens 3. Gynoecium composed of 3 fused carpels |
| Flowering Period: |
| June, July, August |
| Fruits: |
| Achene, egg-shaped, glabrous, downy |
| Habitat: |
| Moist woodlands, wet meadows, beaches |
| Distribution: |
| Throughout the country |
Derivation of the botanical name:
Valeriana, possibly from Latin valere, "to be healthy" from its use as a folk medicine in the treatment of nervousness and hysteria.
sambucifolia, with leaves like elder or Sambucus.
- The standard author abbreviation J.C.Mikan is used to indicate Johann Christian Mikan (1769 - 1844), a Czech Austrian botanist, zoologist and entomologist.
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