Caprifoliaceae

Western valerian

Valeriana occidentalis A.Heller

Family: Caprifoliaceae
Genus: Valeriana

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Western valerian (Valeriana occidentalis) — FlowerPhoto: Anders Hastings, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Western valerian

Flowers

In flower: May to June (from 102 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Flower colour: white (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Anders Hastings, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Bella Sims, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Bob Walker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Brian Finzel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Daughter Dad, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: anguspritchard, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Andrey Zharkikh, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Andrey Zharkikh, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jared Lincenberg, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Andrey Zharkikh, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Christopher Foott, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Andrey Zharkikh, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.