Valeriana pyrenaica

Valeriana pyrenaica, the capon's tail grass or Pyrenean valerian, is a species of flowering plant in the family Caprifoliaceae.^[1] It is native to Spain and France, and is a garden escapee in Ireland and Great Britain.^[2] A perennial herbaceous plant reaching 1.2 m (4 ft), it grows in the Pyrenees and Cantabrian Mountains, typically near water.^[1]

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  Extreme close-up of flowering structures
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  On the Scottish side of the Liddel Water
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  At the Jardin botanique alpin du Lautaret
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  In the wild in the Pyrenees

Valeriana pyrenaica
Flowers
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Dipsacales
Family:	Caprifoliaceae
Genus:	Valeriana
Species:	V. pyrenaica
Binomial name
Valeriana pyrenaica L.