Valeriana pauciflora Michaux. Common name: Pink Valerian, Long-tube Valerian. Phenology: May-Jun; Jun-Jul. Habitat: Very nutrient-rich alluvium in floodplain forests, and rich soils of lower slopes. Distribution: MD, se. PA, and sw. PA, west to s. IL, south to n. VA, sc. TN, KY, and MO.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, G, Il, K4, Pa, Tat, Tn, Va, W, WV. Basionym: Valeriana pauciflora Michx. 1803
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
- Midwest: FACW
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACW
Heliophily ⓘ: 2
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