Valeriana edulis

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

Read about Valeriana edulis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Valeriana edulis, Nutt. Perennial, 2-4 ft. high, glabrous or nearly so: rootstock perpendicular, fusiform, branching below: lvs. thickish, not serrate, slightly pubescent; radical oblanceolate to spatulate, entire or some sparingly laciniate-pinnatifid, tapering into a margined petiole; cauline rarely none, commonly 1-3 pairs, sessile and pinnately parted into 3-7 linear or lanceolate divisions, the terminal one spatulate: fls. polygamous-dioecious, yellowish white, in an elongated panicle. Ohio to Ariz. and Brit. Col. in wet or moist lands.—The roots are eaten by Indians. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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