A genus of small flowering plants related to valerian, with pink or white flowers and commonly found in Mediterranean regions.
Modern botanical Latin, likely derived from a local Mediterranean plant name. The genus was formally named in the late 1700s when botanists were classifying regional plants.
Fedia is a 'lost species' in most people's awareness—it grows wild in Mediterranean gardens but has been completely overshadowed by its flashy relatives like valerian.
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