Valeriana sitchensis ssp. scouleri Calflora

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Taxon Report

Valeriana sitchensis Bong. ssp. scouleri Piper

Scouler's valerian

2023 Steve Conger

2017 Steve Matson

2023 Dana York

2017 Steve Matson

Valeriana sitchensis ssp. scouleri is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~18 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Parent:	Valeriana sitchensis
Genus:	Valeriana
Family:	Valerianaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Communities: wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF

Alternate Names:


JEF	Valeriana hookeri
POWO + PLANTS	Valeriana scouleri

Information about Valeriana sitchensis ssp. scouleri from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (VASC2) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 07/19/2025).