Valeriana capitata subsp. capitata
Also known as: Valeriana capitata var. bracteosa Hultén
- Valeriana capitata var. bracteosa Hultén
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Subspecies
- Botanical Family: Caprifoliaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Indigenous to Temperate Asia, Europe, and North America, Valeriana capitata subsp. capitata is a rhizomatous plant belonging to the Caprifoliaceae family. Within its native range, this subspecies is most commonly linked to subalpine or subarctic conditions. It is a naturally occurring subspecies of Valeriana capitata, which is linked below, along with other subspecies of this species.
Macro Climate
Cold
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Europe, Middle Asia, Mongolia, Russian Far East, Siberia, Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Aleutian Is., Altay, British Columbia, Buryatiya, Chita, Irkutsk, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Krasnoyarsk, Magadan, Mongolia, North European Russia, Northwest Territories, Tuva, West Siberia, Yakutskiya, Yukon
Base Species & Variations