Valeriana uliginosa (Torr. & A.Gray) Rydb.
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Caprifoliaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Fibrous-rooted perennial from a stout branched rhizome or caudex, 3–10 dm, glabrous or nearly so; basal lvs long-petiolate, the blade ovate-elliptic to obovate, 6–14 cm, toothed or entire, or with a single pair of small basilateral lobes; cauline lvs 3–6 pairs, well developed, pinnatifid, ciliate; fls all perfect, the cor 5–7 mm; achenes lanceolate to ovate-oblong, 3–4 mm, glabrous. Marshy meadows, swamps, and bogs; Me. and s. Que. to N.Y., n. O., w. Mich., and n. Ill. May–July. (V. septentrionalis var. u.)