| Accepted name: |
Valeriana sitchensis Bong. |
| Synonym(s): |
-Valeriana sitchensis var. hookeri (Shuttlw.) G.N. Jones
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Dipsacales
Family: Valerianaceae
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| OPL Code: |
HVALSI
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
2 |
| Lifecycle: |
P |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
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| Distribution: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
Bitter infusion of roots used for colds. Decoction of roots taken for diarrhea. Chewed leaves spat on cuts and bruises. Decoction of roots, leaves, stems and flowers taken for ulcers or stomach trouble. Decoction of roots taken for "shadow on your lung." Decoction of roots, leaves, stems and flowers taken for influenza(*18)(3). |
| Key Characters: |
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