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Sitka Valerian - Valeriana sitchensis

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Native Species

Global Rank: G5
State Rank: S5
C-value: 7


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General Description
Plants from a short, often branched rhizome. Stems 25–75 cm, glabrous except at the nodes. Basal leaves absent or similar to but smaller than the cauline. Stem leaves petiolate; blades 6–15 cm long, with 1 to 4 pairs of lanceolate to ovate, crenate lateral lobes and a somewhat larger terminal lobe. Inflorescence hemispheric, 2–6 cm across, puberulent. Flowers perfect; corolla white to pink, sparsely hairy, 5–8 mm long, lobes less than half as long as the tube. Achenes lance-ovate, 4–6 mm long, glabrous (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Species Range
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Range Comments
AK to QC south to CA, ID and MT (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database
Number of Observations: 496

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Habitat
Meadows, open forest, avalanche slopes, often along streams or habitats with abundant snow cover; montane, subalpine (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).


References
  • Literature Cited AboveLegend:   View Online Publication
    • Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 771 p.
  • Additional ReferencesLegend:   View Online Publication
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    • Fultz, J.E. 2005. Effects of shelterwood management on flower-visiting insects and their floral resources. M.Sc. Thesis. Bozeman, MT: Montana State University. 163 p.
    • Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2022. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants, Second Edition. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 779 p.
    • Simanonok, M. 2018. Plant-pollinator network assembly after wildfire. Ph.D. Dissertation. Bozeman, MT: Montana State University. 123 p.
    • Simanonok, M.P. and L.A. Burkle. 2019. Nesting success of wood-cavity-nesting bees declines with increasing time since wildfire. Ecology and Evolution 9:12436-12445.
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