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Wenatchee Valerian

(Valeriana columbiana)

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Description

Inflorescence compact, terminal, 3-6 cm. wide; calyx enlarging and spreading, with 11-16 plumose, bristle-like segments; flowers all perfect; corolla united, white, 11-18 mm. long, the 5 lobes about as long as the tube; stamens 3, equaling the corolla lobes; ovary inferior, with two of the three cells vestigial.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Dipsacales
Family:Caprifoliaceae
Genus:Valeriana
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