Valeriana sitchensis subsp. sitchensis

Family: Valerianaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Sitka valerian is a California native perennial found in the Klamath Ranges in moist meadows and places at elevations of 1,500 to 2,200 meters. Flowering from June to August, this plant produces white flowers in clusters. Growing with erect stems 30 to 70 centimeters tall, it has deeply divided leaves with leaflets that are irregularly lobed or sparsely toothed. Its leaves are primarily along the stem, ranging from 4 to 30 centimeters long with delicate, complex leaflet structures. The fruit is a small ovoid seed 4 to 5 millimeters long.

Habitat: Moist places, meadows

Bloom period: Jun-Aug

Elevation: 1500-2200 m

Bioregions: KR

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