Valeriana sitchensis
| Valeriana sitchensis | |
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| Valeriana sitchensis in Wells Gray Provincial Park, British Columbia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Dipsacales |
| Family: | Caprifoliaceae |
| Genus: | Valeriana |
| Species: | V. sitchensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Valeriana sitchensis Bong. | |
Valeriana sitchensis is a species of
subalpine meadows, it is often one of the most common plants.[1] This is a rhizomatous perennial herb producing a stout, erect stem to about 70 centimeters in maximum height, but known to exceed one meter at times. The leaves vary in size and shape, often having deep lobes or being composed of several leaflets. The inflorescence is a cyme of many white or pink-tinged flowers, each under a centimeter wide. The flower has five corolla lobes and three whiskery stamens
protruding from the center.
Native Americans cooked and ate the roots, which have a poor scent.[2] Some tribes also pounded the roots to make a poultice.[3]
References
- ISBN 978-1-55105-530-5.
- ^ Reiner, Ralph E. (1969). Introducing the Flowering Beauty of Glacier National Park and the Majestic High Rockies. Glacier Park, Inc. p. 10.
- OCLC 1073035766.
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