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Photographer: Emmet J. Judziewicz
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Family Valerianaceae
Valeriana uliginosa (Torr. & A.Gray) Rydb.
marsh valerian, mountain valerian
Valeriana: a medieval Latin name either referring to the Roman emperor or to the word valere, "to be healthy and strong" from its use as a folk medicine in the treatment of nervousness and hysteria
uliginosa: in marshes
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| Status: | Threatened |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 12"-40" tall, mostly hairless forb; from stout, branched rhizomes |
| Flower: | white, 5-parted, 1/4" long, slightly-flaring, tubular shape,  ; inflorescence a branched cluster; blooms May-July |
| Leaf: | opposite, 2 1/4"-5 1/2" long, oval to ellipitical, basal leaves long-stalked, usually entire or with 2 small, oval to elliptic lobes; the 3-6 pairs of stem leaves pinnately-cut |
| Habitat: | wet; limy meadows, swamps, fens |
| (Glossary) |
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