PLANTS Profile for Valeriana occidentalis (western valerian)

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PLANTS Profile

Valeriana occidentalis A. Heller
western valerian

Symbol:

VAOC2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Valerianaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Valeriana occidentalis A. Heller

Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Young. USDA NRCS. 1992. Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. West Region, Sacramento. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Valeriana occidentalis A. Heller

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Distribution:
Valeriana occidentalis A. Heller


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USA (AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NV, OR, SD, UT, WA, WY)

Related Taxa:
Valeriana occidentalis A. Heller

View 4 genera in Valerianaceae, 16 species in Valeriana

Classification:
Valeriana occidentalis A. Heller

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Dipsacales
Family	Valerianaceae – Valerian family
Genus	Valeriana L. – valerian
Species	Valeriana occidentalis A. Heller – western valerian

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Valeriana occidentalis A. Heller

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

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Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FAC-,FACW

FAC

FAC-

FAC

FACW

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Valeriana occidentalis A. Heller

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 35362.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

Time Generated: 01/04/2013 06:10 AM CST