SITKA VALERIAN

Class: Valeriana sitchensis

Family: VALERIAN FAMILY

Sub Family: Valerianaceae

Year: Perennial

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Colour: White to pinkish

Height: 30 cm-1.2 m (1-4')

Each Flower: 7 mm (1/4") across; 5 mm (3/16") tube opening into 5 white to pinkish-tinged lobes with long style terminating in 3-lobed stigma which protrudes almost 7 mm (1/4") beyond petals; calyx bright green with small bracts at base

Leaves: Opposite, up lower half of stem; lower ones have 4 cm (1 1/2") stalks with opposite pairs of leaflets and 1 terminal leaflet; several pairs of similar opposite leaves with shorter stalks, at intervals up main stem

Stems: Smooth, green, finely ribbed, hollow, tough, and branched above

Blooming Period: June - August, according to elevation

Habitat: Moist open or wooded mountain areas from middle to upper elevations

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