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Mountain Heliotrope

Valeriana sitchensis

Photo by BonnieLewis
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48.6174, -113.761

Field Notes

Habitat:

Mountain heliotrope is a plant of open to wooded places, especially cool, wet meadows at middle and upper altitudes in the mountains. — science.halleyhosting.com

Reference Links:

Valeriana sitchensis, Mountain Heliotrope, Sitka Valerian: Valeriana sitchensis (Synonyms: Valerianel…

Species ID Suggestions

Onion or garlic

Allium spp
tparkergeum
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Sitka Valerian

Valeriana sitchensis

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StirredMocha
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Comments (2)
BonnieLewis
I believe you are correct, Stirred Mocha. Thank you so much.
StirredMocha
Alliums are monocots so their individual flowers would show a 6-petaled (3 petals, 3 sepals) rather than a 5-petaled pattern.
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PublishedAugust 19, 2014

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