Caprifoliaceae
Sitka valerian
Valeriana sitchensis
- Family
- Caprifoliaceae
- Genus
- Valeriana
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Common names
By language (2)
- arz
- فاليريانا سيتشينسيس
- English
- Sitka valerian, Mountain heliotrope, Mountain valerian, Pacific valerian, Marsh valerian
Synonyms
- Valeriana anomala Eastw.
- Valeriana frigidorum Gand.
- Valeriana sitchensis subsp. sitchensis
- Valeriana suksdorfii Gand.
Flowers
- In flower
- June to August (from 1,234 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: giantcicada, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Daniel Kennedy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Kate Manning, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Eric Knight, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kieran Hanrahan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Deb Kemp, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms 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.