Valeriana sitchensis Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 8208

Valeriana sitchensis Bong.

Sitka valerian

2009 Barry Breckling

2006 Charles E. Jones

2014 John Doyen

Valeriana sitchensis, a dicot, is a perennial herb that is native to California, is also found outside of California, but is confined to western North America.


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Family:	VALERIANACEAE
Genus:	Valeriana
Subspecies and Varieties:
... ssp. scouleri ... ssp. sitchensis

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Communities: Red Fir Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Douglas-Fir Forest, wetland-riparian

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PLANTS:

Valeriana sitchensis var. hookeri

More information about Valeriana sitchensis


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (VASI)	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net / Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria	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, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2019. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Aug 22, 2019).