Valeriana sitchensis Calflora

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Taxon Report

Valeriana sitchensis Bong.

Sitka valerian

2015 BOB CASE

2017 Steve Matson

2015 BOB CASE

0000 Richard Spjut

2023 Dana York

2023 Steve Conger

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


	Plant Range Observation Search ~38 records in California Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... ssp. scouleri ... ssp. 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: Douglas-Fir Forest, Red Fir Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Valeriana sitchensis var. hookeri

Information about Valeriana sitchensis from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (VASI) 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]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).