Patrinia scabiosifolia

Patrinia scabiosifolia, the eastern valerian or golden lace, is a species of flowering plant in the family Caprifoliaceae.^[2][3] It is native to southeastern Siberia, Mongolia, the Russian Far East, most of China, Vietnam, Korea, Japan, and the Ryukyu Islands, and it has been introduced to Irkutsk.^[1] In Japan it is one of the popular Seven Flowers of Autumn.^[4] A spreading perennial, it is readily available in commerce.^[2]

Patrinia scabiosifolia
At the New York Botanical Garden
Close-up of flowers at Kōko-en
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Dipsacales
Family:	Caprifoliaceae
Genus:	Patrinia
Species:	P. scabiosifolia
Binomial name
Patrinia scabiosifolia Link
Synonyms[1]
List Fedia scabiosifolia Trevir. Fedia serratulifolia Trevir. Patrinia diandra Kitag. Patrinia hispida Bunge Patrinia japonica (Miq.) Miq. Patrinia parviflora Siebold & Zucc. Patrinia scabiosifolia Fisch. ex Trevir. Patrinia scabiosifolia var. crassa Masam. & Satomi Patrinia scabiosifolia var. hispida (Bunge) Franch. Patrinia serratulifolia (Trevir.) Fisch. ex Rchb. Valeriana japonica Miq.

Subtaxa

The following forms are accepted:^[1]

• Patrinia scabiosifolia f. crassa (Masam. & Satomi) Kitam. ex T.Yamaz. – central Honshu
• Patrinia scabiosifolia f. scabiosifolia – entire range