Valeriana excelsa subsp. sambucifolia is a species in the Valeriana genus. This name is accepted name for the species in the family Caprifoliaceae subfamily Valerianoideae, . This species is found in Albania, Austria, Baltic States, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, North European Russi, Northwest European R, Norway, Poland, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, Yugoslavia.