Valeriana rubra Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 31. 1753.

"Habitat in Galliae, Helvetiae, Italiae ruderatis." RCN: 250.

Type not designated.

Original material: Herb. Clifford: 15, Valeriana 1 β (BM) ; Herb. Burser VIII: 114 (UPS); Herb. Clifford: 15, Valeriana 1 (BM) ; Herb. Clifford: 15, Valeriana 1 α (BM) ; [icon] in Clusius, Rar. Pl. Hist. 2: 56. 1601.

Current name: Centranthus ruber (L.) DC. ( Valerianaceae).

Note: Richardson (in Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 71: 220. 1976) indicated unspecified material in BM as the type. Even if he intended Clifford material as the type choice, there are three sheets associated with this name so this cannot be accepted as a formal typification.