Sitka Valerian, Mountain Heliotrope
Valeriana sitchensis
Synonyms: Valeriana sitchensis, Valeriana sitchensis var. sitchensis
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The photo at left shows a close-up of the inflorescence
of Sitka valerian as seen on a small side road veering east off of the King
Mt. Rd #200, immediately prior to reaching the Yakama Tract D Boundary.........May
28, 2005.
The photo at right shows a mass of mountain heliotrope lining the Bird Lake Trail at Crooked Creek Falls, Bird Creek Meadows, Mount Adams..........August 1, 2014.
The photo above shows a close-up of the stem leaves of Sitka
valerian as seen on a small side road veering east off of the King Mt. Rd #200,
immediately prior to reaching the Yakama Tract D Boundary.........May
28, 2005.
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Mountain heliotrope blooming along the Killen Creek Trail #113 (left) and Pacific Crest Trail (right) just south of Killen Creek Meadows, Mount Adams Wilderness..........August 4, 2022.
Paul Slichter