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Valeriana edulis (edible valerian; tobacco root; tobaccoroot)

Wikipedia Abstract

Valeriana edulis (tobacco root, edible valerian), a species in the Caprifoliaceae family, is a dioecious perennial flowering plant native to western and central North America. Despite its common name, tobacco root is not closely related to tobacco, but is instead more closely related to elderberry, honeysuckle, and teasel (Caprifoliaceae s.l.).
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Infraspecies

Valeriana edulis ciliata
Valeriana edulis edulis
Valeriana edulis procera

Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Medium
Lifespan [2]  Perennial
Structure [3]  Herb

Protected Areas

Providers

Pollinated by 
Sphecodes sophiae[4]

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
♦ 2USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
♦ 3Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
♦ 4Clements, R. E., and F. L. Long. 1923, Experimental pollination. An outline of the ecology of flowers and insects. Washington, D.C., USA, Carnegie Institute of Washington.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0