Caprifoliaceae FAMILY

Valeriana edulis

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

Some caution is advised with the use of this plant. At least one member of the genus is considered to be poisonous raw[ 161 Title Food Plants of the N. American Indians. Publication no. 237. Publication Author Yanovsky. E. Publisher U.S. Depf of Agriculture. Year ISBN - Description A comprehensive but very terse guide. Not for the casual reader. ] and Valeriana officinalis is a powerful nervine and sedative that can become habit-forming.

Botanical Description

Valeriana edulis is a perennial plant that can grow up to 75cm tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeN. America - British Columbia and Montana to central Mexico in the west, Ontario to Illinois, Indiana and Ohio in the east

HabitatPrairies, sloughs and hillsides[ 43 Title Gray's Manual of Botany.Eighth Edition Publication Author Fernald. M. L. Publisher American Book Co.; New York Year 1950 ISBN 0442222505 Description A bit dated but a good and concise flora of the eastern part of N. America. ]. Open moist sites, moist meadows, ditches, swamps and prairies, sometimes on saline soils[ 60 Title Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest. Publication Author Hitchcock. C. L. Publisher University of Washington Press Year 1955 ISBN - Description A standard flora for Western N. America with lots of information on habitat etc. Five large volumes, it is not for the casual reader. ].