[Wildflowers Found East of the Cascade Mts. ID Key- 5 Petals]

The Valerian Family East of the Cascade Mts.

Valerianaceae

Sitka Valerian: Valerian sitchensis

Members of the Valerian Family Found East of the Cascade Mts.:

1. The Genus Plectritis - Wildflower to 24 inches tall. Leaves opposite, ovate in shape. Flowers white, with a rounded spur or bump. Flower cluster thumb-sized atop the stem.

2. Valerians or Heliotrope: The Genus Valeriana -

3. Blue-flowered Corn-salad: Valerianella locusta - Annual with dichotomously branched, weak stems. Flowers pink or blue in small heads or cymes with subtending, linear bracts. Corollas small, up to 2 mm long.


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