PLANTS Profile for Valeriana edulis (tobacco root)

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PLANTS Profile

Valeriana edulis Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray
tobacco root

Symbol:

VAED

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Valerianaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Valeriana edulis Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray

©J.S. Peterson. USDA NRCS NPDC. United States, AZ, Flagstaff, Arboretum. July 14, 2001. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires permission of the copyright holder.

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Valeriana edulis Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray

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Distribution:
Valeriana edulis Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray


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USA (AZ, CO, IA, ID, IL, IN, MI, MN, MT, NM, NV, OH, OR, SD, UT, WA, WI, WY), CAN (BC, ON)

Related Taxa:
Valeriana edulis Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray

View 4 genera in Valerianaceae, 16 species in Valeriana or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Valeriana edulis Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray var. ciliata (Torr. & A. Gray) Cronquist. .

Valeriana edulis var. ciliata
tobacco root

Distribution of Valeriana edulis Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray var. edulis. .

Valeriana edulis var. edulis
tobacco root

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Valeriana edulis Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Dipsacales
Family	Valerianaceae – Valerian family
Genus	Valeriana L. – valerian
Species	Valeriana edulis Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray – tobacco root

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Valeriana edulis Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray

This plant and the related entities and synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Indiana:
hairy valerian		Endangered
Michigan:
Valeriana edulis var. ciliata
edible valerian		Threatened
Minnesota:
Valeriana edulis var. ciliata
valerian		Threatened
Ohio:
Valeriana ciliata [=VAEDC]
prairie valerian		Endangered

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Valeriana edulis Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FAC,OBL

OBL

FACW+

FAC

FACW-

FAC

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Valeriana edulis Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 35359.

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

Time Generated: 05/25/2013 09:56 PM CDT