Valeriana pauciflora

ClassificationDicots
FamilyValerianaceae
Family (Traditional)Caprifoliaceae
GenusValeriana
Species:Valeriana pauciflora Michx.
Common NameLargeflower Valerian
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Arrangement: opposite; Leaf Complexity: compound; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Dissection: 0.5; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Base Flower Color: Pink; Base Flower Color: White; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Achene; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value 7
StatusNative; AGCP (FAC), EMP (FACW) (NWPL); TN[S3] KY[S5] (State Rank); G4 (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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  • Counties - Species Present
Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Anderson (KY), Barren (KY), Boone (KY), Bracken (KY), Breckinridge (KY), Bullitt (KY), Campbell (KY), Carter (KY), Clark (KY), Clinton (KY), Crittenden (KY), Estill (KY), Fayette (KY), Franklin (KY), Garrard (KY), Grant (KY), Green (KY), Henderson (KY), Henry (KY), Jefferson (KY), Larue (KY), Laurel (KY), Lee (KY), Logan (KY), Madison (KY), Marion (KY), Meade (KY), Menifee (KY), Nelson (KY), Oldham (KY), Powell (KY), Rockcastle (KY), Todd (KY), Trigg (KY), Warren (KY), Wayne (KY), Wolfe (KY), Woodford (KY), Cheatham (TN), Clay (TN), DeKalb (TN), Fentress (TN), Franklin (TN), Giles (TN), Grundy (TN), Hickman (TN), Houston (TN), Humphreys (TN), Jackson (TN), Lewis (TN), Maury (TN), Montgomery (TN), Overton (TN), Pickett (TN), Smith (TN), Stewart (TN), Sumner (TN), Warren (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, HTTU, KNK, MEM, TENN, UCHT, UOS

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1950 - 2018

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100694387 Laurel Kentucky 14 May 1979 Rob Jacobs
514793
EKY
Valeriana pauciflora
31234100694304 Fayette Kentucky 26 May 1961 Elizabeth M. Browne
4177
EKY
Valeriana pauciflora
31234100694528 Woodford Kentucky 14 May 1995 Timothy J. Weckman
1400
EKY
Valeriana pauciflora
31234100709516 Carter Kentucky 22 May 1965 Elizabeth M. Browne Edward T. Browne, Jr. with Thomas N. McCoy
10164
EKY
Valeriana pauciflora
N/A Warren Kentucky 10 Jun 1971 Kenneth A. Nicely
3316
EKY
Valeriana pauciflora
31234100694338 Franklin Kentucky 23 May 1981 Steven Rice
FR-309
EKY
Valeriana pauciflora
TENN-V-0208194 Lewis Tennessee
TENN
Valeriana pauciflora
TENN-V-0208289 Todd Kentucky
TENN
Valeriana pauciflora
TENN-V-0208287 Madison Kentucky
TENN
Valeriana pauciflora
TENN-V-0208198 Pickett Tennessee
TENN
Valeriana pauciflora
TENN-V-0208191 Jackson Tennessee
TENN
Valeriana pauciflora
TENN-V-0208282 Carter Kentucky
TENN
Valeriana pauciflora
TENN-V-0208205 Warren Tennessee
TENN
Valeriana pauciflora
TENN-V-0208201 Stewart Tennessee
TENN
Valeriana pauciflora
31234100694478 Todd Kentucky 01 May 1976 Raymond Athey
3319
EKY
Valeriana pauciflora
31234100694445 Rockcastle Kentucky 17 May 1993 Randy Lee Mears
93-86
EKY
Valeriana pauciflora
31234100859774 Powell Kentucky 09 May 1973 Johnnie B. Varner
7879
EKY
Valeriana pauciflora
31234100694361 Green Kentucky 15 Jun 1981 Richard Hannan
7008
EKY
Valeriana pauciflora
31234100694452 Rockcastle Kentucky 30 May 1979 Richard H. Hannan
1981
EKY
Valeriana pauciflora
31973000020233 Campbell Kentucky 01 Jun 1983 Buddell, George
1182
KNK
Valeriana pauciflora
31973000020228 Grant Kentucky 18 May 2003 Thieret, John
61391
KNK
Valeriana pauciflora
31973000020234 Bracken Kentucky 17 Jun 1984 Buddell, George
3250
KNK
Valeriana pauciflora
TENN-V-0208204 Warren Tennessee
TENN
Valeriana pauciflora
TENN-V-0208196 Montgomery Tennessee
TENN
Valeriana pauciflora
TENN-V-0208184 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Valeriana pauciflora
TENN-V-0208286 Laurel Kentucky
TENN
Valeriana pauciflora
TENN-V-0208200 Stewart Tennessee
TENN
Valeriana pauciflora
TENN-V-0208185 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Valeriana pauciflora
31234100694411 Madison Kentucky 08 Jun 1981 Richard Hannan
6846
EKY
Valeriana pauciflora
31234100694288 Clinton Kentucky 02 May 1998 Mark A. Gorton
98-211
EKY
Valeriana pauciflora
N/A Garrard Kentucky 12 May 1956 Mary E. Wharton
9868
EKY
Valeriana pauciflora
31234100694460 Rockcastle Kentucky 30 May 1979 Richard Hannan
1981
EKY
Valeriana pauciflora
31234100694437 Marion Kentucky 03 May 1999 Timothy J. Weckman
4817
EKY
Valeriana pauciflora
31973000020230 Menifee Kentucky 25 May 1976 Thieret, John
48949
KNK
Valeriana pauciflora
TENN-V-0208182 Fentress Tennessee
TENN
Valeriana pauciflora
TENN-V-0208290 Woodford Kentucky
TENN
Valeriana pauciflora
TENN-V-0208178 Clay Tennessee
TENN
Valeriana pauciflora
APSC0000887 Stewart Tennessee 06 May 1979 E W Chester
3364
APSC
Valeriana pauciflora
APSC0113102 Franklin Kentucky 18 May 1979 Max Medley
APSC
Valeriana pauciflora
APSC0111451 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Valeriana pauciflora
APSC0000892 Humphreys Tennessee 15 May 1986 C Hewitt, E Hewitt
1
APSC
Valeriana pauciflora
APSC0113093 Warren Kentucky
APSC
Valeriana pauciflora
31234100694346 Franklin Kentucky 07 May 1976 WEB
FR-255
EKY
Valeriana pauciflora
31234100694320 Franklin Kentucky 12 May 1990 Ronald L. Jones
6289
EKY
Valeriana pauciflora
31234100694312 Fayette Kentucky 21 May 1961 Elizabeth M. Browne
4154
EKY
Valeriana pauciflora
31234100694486 Todd Kentucky 11 Jun 1980 Richard Hannan
4083
EKY
Valeriana pauciflora
TENN-V-0208284 Fayette Kentucky
TENN
Valeriana pauciflora
TENN-V-0208192 Jackson Tennessee
TENN
Valeriana pauciflora
TENN-V-0208187 Grundy Tennessee
TENN
Valeriana pauciflora
TENN-V-0208281 Kentucky
TENN
Valeriana pauciflora
TENN-V-0208186 Giles Tennessee
TENN
Valeriana pauciflora
TENN-V-0208203 Sumner Tennessee
TENN
Valeriana pauciflora
APSC0113096 Todd Kentucky
APSC
Valeriana pauciflora
APSC0113097 Clinton Kentucky
APSC
Valeriana pauciflora
APSC0000896 Montgomery Tennessee 13 May 1950 F Brown, A Clebsch
12896
APSC
Valeriana pauciflora
APSC0111457 Bullitt Kentucky
APSC
Valeriana pauciflora
31234100694429 Madison Kentucky 27 May 1978 J. Stuart Lassetter
2871
EKY
Valeriana pauciflora
31234100694296 Estill Kentucky 06 May 1988 Richard G. Guetig
588
EKY
Valeriana pauciflora
31234100694270 Breckinridge Kentucky 17 Jun 1980 Richard Hannan
4227
EKY
Valeriana pauciflora
BEREA022226 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Valeriana pauciflora
31973000020236 Wayne Kentucky 15 May 1994 Thieret, John
57374
KNK
Valeriana pauciflora
31973000020232 Boone Kentucky 09 Apr 1975 Thieret, John
48457
KNK
Valeriana pauciflora
TENN-V-0208177 Cheatham Tennessee
TENN
Valeriana pauciflora
TENN-V-0208176 Cheatham Tennessee
TENN
Valeriana pauciflora
TENN-V-0208199 Smith Tennessee
TENN
Valeriana pauciflora
APSC0077007 Todd Kentucky
APSC
Valeriana pauciflora
APSC0000890 Nelson Kentucky 04 May 1981 R Kral
67010
APSC
Valeriana pauciflora
APSC0111441 Todd Kentucky
APSC
Valeriana pauciflora
APSC0093384 Wayne Kentucky 06 May 2018 Mason Brock
APSC
Valeriana pauciflora
APSC0000888 Stewart Tennessee 26 May 1975 E Wofford, M Dennis
51672
APSC
Valeriana pauciflora
31234100783404 Menifee Kentucky 17 Apr 2017 Thomas McFadden
417
EKY
Valeriana pauciflora
31234100694403 Madison Kentucky 29 Apr 1976 J. Stuart Lassetter
2509
EKY
Valeriana pauciflora
TENN-V-0208193 Jackson Tennessee
TENN
Valeriana pauciflora
TENN-V-0208181 DeKalb Tennessee
TENN
Valeriana pauciflora
TENN-V-0208189 Hickman Tennessee
TENN
Valeriana pauciflora
TENN-V-0208183 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Valeriana pauciflora
TENN-V-0208190 Jackson Tennessee
TENN
Valeriana pauciflora
TENN-V-0208202 Sumner Tennessee
TENN
Valeriana pauciflora
TENN-V-0208195 Maury Tennessee
TENN
Valeriana pauciflora
APSC0111452 Clark Kentucky
APSC
Valeriana pauciflora
APSC0000886 Stewart Tennessee 14 May 1980 J Stack, L Carpenter
269
APSC
Valeriana pauciflora
APSC0103250 Garrard Kentucky
APSC
Valeriana pauciflora
APSC0111447 Oldham Kentucky
APSC
Valeriana pauciflora
APSC0000895 Montgomery Tennessee 07 May 1966 H L Yarbrough
APSC
Valeriana pauciflora
APSC0111458 Meade Kentucky
APSC
Valeriana pauciflora
31234100852670 Menifee Kentucky 02 May 1988 Ross C. Clark
21462
EKY
Valeriana pauciflora
31234100694353 Garrard Kentucky 12 May 1956 Mary E. Wharton
9868
EKY
Valeriana pauciflora
31234100694536 Cheatham Tennessee 19 May 1975 R. L. Jones
379
EKY
Valeriana pauciflora
31234100694395 Lee Kentucky 28 May 1993 Timothy J. Weckman
237
EKY
Valeriana pauciflora
31234100694254 Anderson Kentucky 15 Jun 1978 William S. Bryant
487
EKY
Valeriana pauciflora
31234100694262 Barren Kentucky 19 Apr 1995 C. J. Lapham
304
EKY
Valeriana pauciflora
TENN-V-0208179 Clay Tennessee
TENN
Valeriana pauciflora
TENN-V-0208288 Todd Kentucky
TENN
Valeriana pauciflora
TENN-V-0208283 Fayette Kentucky
TENN
Valeriana pauciflora
APSC0113100 Oldham Kentucky
APSC
Valeriana pauciflora
APSC0000893 Houston Tennessee 19 May 1984 E W Chester
84-96
APSC
Valeriana pauciflora
APSC0111444 Bullitt Kentucky
APSC
Valeriana pauciflora
APSC0111446 Menifee Kentucky
APSC
Valeriana pauciflora
APSC0099969 Hickman Tennessee
APSC
Valeriana pauciflora
31234100694379 Henderson Kentucky 01 May 1980 Richard Hannan
3614
EKY
Valeriana pauciflora
31234100694510 Warren Kentucky 08 Jul 1980 Richard Hannan
4379
EKY
Valeriana pauciflora
31234100694494 Todd Kentucky 12 Jun 1980 Richard Hannan
4135
EKY
Valeriana pauciflora
TENN-V-0208197 Overton Tennessee
TENN
Valeriana pauciflora
TENN-V-0208285 Franklin Kentucky
TENN
Valeriana pauciflora
TENN-V-0208188 Hickman Tennessee
TENN
Valeriana pauciflora
TENN-V-0208180 DeKalb Tennessee
TENN
Valeriana pauciflora
APSC0111455 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Valeriana pauciflora
APSC0111448 Menifee Kentucky
APSC
Valeriana pauciflora
APSC0103251 Warren Kentucky
APSC
Valeriana pauciflora
APSC0056804 Overton Tennessee
APSC
Valeriana pauciflora
APSC0111454 Oldham Kentucky
APSC
Valeriana pauciflora
APSC0113095 Crittenden Kentucky
APSC
Valeriana pauciflora
APSC0000891 Houston Tennessee 06 May 1988
APSC
Valeriana pauciflora
APSC0111440 Campbell Kentucky
APSC
Valeriana pauciflora
APSC0000897 Montgomery Tennessee 13 May 1950 F Brown, A Clebsch
APSC
Valeriana pauciflora
APSC0080517 Meade Kentucky
APSC
Valeriana pauciflora
APSC0113094 Warren Kentucky
APSC
Valeriana pauciflora
APSC0091849 Cheatham Tennessee
APSC
Valeriana pauciflora
APSC0111442 Bullitt Kentucky
APSC
Valeriana pauciflora
APSC0058827 Clay Tennessee
APSC
Valeriana pauciflora
HTTU031018 Jackson Tennessee
HTTU
Valeriana pauciflora
UOS06165 Franklin Tennessee 10 May 1985 R.K. Clements
UOS
Valeriana pauciflora
MEM004060 Larue Kentucky 27 Apr 1963 Elizabeth M. Browne, Edward T. Browne Jr.
6766
MEM
Valeriana pauciflora
APSC0111456 Oldham Kentucky
APSC
Valeriana pauciflora
APSC0054969 Cheatham Tennessee
APSC
Valeriana pauciflora
APSC0111453 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Valeriana pauciflora
HTTU013903 DeKalb Tennessee
HTTU
Valeriana pauciflora
HTTU025067 Jackson Tennessee
HTTU
Valeriana pauciflora
MEM003927 Henry Kentucky 05 May 1963 J.L. Gentry Jr.
955
MEM
Valeriana pauciflora
APSC0040414 Fentress Tennessee
APSC
Valeriana pauciflora
APSC0111443 Oldham Kentucky
APSC
Valeriana pauciflora
APSC0000894 Todd Kentucky 07 May 1969 E W Chester
2231
APSC
Valeriana pauciflora
APSC0113101 Meade Kentucky
APSC
Valeriana pauciflora
APSC0113103 Logan Kentucky
APSC
Valeriana pauciflora
APSC0054970 Cheatham Tennessee
APSC
Valeriana pauciflora
HTTU031016 Jackson Tennessee
HTTU
Valeriana pauciflora
HTTU016694 Warren Tennessee
HTTU
Valeriana pauciflora
APSC0065312 Jackson Tennessee
APSC
Valeriana pauciflora
APSC0111445 Wolfe Kentucky
APSC
Valeriana pauciflora
HTTU025068 Jackson Tennessee
HTTU
Valeriana pauciflora
HTTU034790 Clay Tennessee
HTTU
Valeriana pauciflora
UCHT027522 Grundy Tennessee
UCHT
Valeriana pauciflora
UCHT036192 Cheatham Tennessee
UCHT
Valeriana pauciflora
MEM014396 Trigg Kentucky 17 May 1978 Raymond Athey
4001
MEM
Valeriana pauciflora
APSC0111450 Woodford Kentucky
APSC
Valeriana pauciflora
APSC0113104 Wolfe Kentucky
APSC
Valeriana pauciflora
HTTU031017 Jackson Tennessee
HTTU
Valeriana pauciflora
HTTU025066 Jackson Tennessee
HTTU
Valeriana pauciflora
TENN-V-0243674 Overton Tennessee
TENN
Valeriana pauciflora
MEM003264 Crittenden Kentucky 13 May 1969 Raymond Athey
615
MEM
Valeriana pauciflora
MEM008703 Powell Kentucky 11 May 1974 Raymond Athey
2710
MEM
Valeriana pauciflora
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