10.60507/FK2/TQZVWUVieira Salgado de Oliveira, Julie AnneJulie AnneVieira Salgado de Oliveira0000-0001-9930-6373University of BonnBaez, Mariana AlejandraMariana AlejandraBaez0000-0002-7874-6385Pucker, BoasBoasPucker0000-0002-3321-7471University of Bonnbonndata2026Medicine, Health and Life SciencesPucker, BoasUniversity of Bonn2026-07-312026-08-184918192084541511233198432082232957720888935text/plainapplication/gzipapplication/gzipapplication/gzipapplication/gzipapplication/gzip1.0CC BY 4.0Here we present the first genome sequence and annotation of Valeriana officinalis (commonly known as valerian), a widespread perennial plant widely used as a herbal remedy. Using ONT long-read sequencing data, a highly continuous genome assembly was generated for V. officinalis. This study uncovers the flavonoid biosynthesis gene repertoire and numerous terpene synthase candidate genes in this species. This data publication contains the genome sequences with corresponding annotations.German Network for Bioinformatics Infrastructure (de.NBI)ELIXIR-DE: Forschungszentrum JülichW-de.NBI-001, W-de.NBI-004, W-de.NBI-008, W-de.NBI-010, W-de.NBI-013, W-de.NBI-014, W-de.NBI-016, W-de.NBI-022