The Genus Valeriana

Forest Valerian, Downy-fruited Valerian: Valeriana acutiloba var. pubicarpa -

California Valerian: Valeriana californica (formerly Valeriana acutiloba var. glabra) -

Wenatchee Valerian: Valeriana columbiana -

Western Valerian, Small-flowered Valerian: Valeriana occidentalis -

Scouler's Heliotrope, Scouler's Valerian: Valeriana scouleri - Saucer-shaped clusters of small white flowers atop 2-3 foot stems. Leaves largely basal, either simple with elliptical blades on long petioles, or pinnatifid with entire margins. 2-4 pairs of pinnatifid leaves are found on the stems.

Mountain Heliotrope, Sitka Valerian: Valerian sitchensis - Saucer shaped clusters of small white flowers atop 2-3 foot stems. Leaves pinnately compound and mostly on the stems. 2-5 pairs of leaves are found on the stems. The margins are either wavy, scalloped, or with larger round teeth.