''Patrinia scabiosifolia'', the eastern valerian or golden lace, is a species of flowering plant in the family

Caprifoliaceae The Caprifoliaceae or honeysuckle family is a clade of dicotyledonous flowering plants consisting of about 860 species in 33 to 42 genera, with a nearly cosmopolitan distribution. Centres of diversity are found in eastern North America and easte ...

. It is native to southeastern Siberia, Mongolia, the Russian Far East, most of China, Vietnam, Korea, Japan, and the

Ryukyu Islands The , also known as the or the , are a chain of Japanese islands that stretch southwest from Kyushu to Geography of Taiwan, Taiwan: the Ryukyu Islands are divided into the Satsunan Islands (Ōsumi Islands, Ōsumi, Tokara Islands, Tokara and A ...

, and it has been introduced to

Irkutsk Irkutsk ( ; rus, Иркутск, p=ɪrˈkutsk; Buryat language, Buryat and , ''Erhüü'', ) is the largest city and administrative center of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. With a population of 587,891 Irkutsk is the List of cities and towns in Russ ...

. In Japan it is one of the popular Seven Flowers of Autumn. A spreading perennial, it is readily available in commerce.

Subtaxa

The following forms are accepted: *''Patrinia scabiosifolia'' f. ''crassa'' – central

Honshu , historically known as , is the largest of the four main islands of Japan. It lies between the Pacific Ocean (east) and the Sea of Japan (west). It is the list of islands by area, seventh-largest island in the world, and the list of islands by ...

*''Patrinia scabiosifolia'' f. ''scabiosifolia'' – entire range

References

Valerianoideae Garden plants of Asia Flora of Chita Oblast Flora of Amur Oblast Flora of Khabarovsk Krai Flora of Primorsky Krai Flora of Sakhalin Flora of the Kuril Islands Flora of Mongolia Flora of Inner Mongolia Flora of Manchuria Flora of North-Central China Flora of South-Central China Flora of Southeast China Flora of Vietnam Flora of Korea Flora of Japan Flora of the Ryukyu Islands Plants described in 1821 {{Dipsacales-stub