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Valerianaceae
Valeriana

not marked as a favorite taxon 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: Maryland, se. Pennsylvania, and sw. Pennsylvania, west to s. Illinois, south to n. Virginia, sc. Tennessee, Kentucky, and Missouri.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, G, Il, K1, 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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image #1 of Valeriana pauciflora© Paul Marcum source | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Valeriana pauciflora© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG
image #3 of Valeriana pauciflora© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Valeriana pauciflora© Paul Marcum source | Original Image ⭷

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