In the Wild: Valeriana capitata
By Greenthumb
- 25 Sep, 2011
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Lovely little tundra valerian in a wet pocket along the mountainside. I don't find this often at all so was pleasantly surprised to come across it. Always look like they should be a sweet smell to me, I don't know about you. Alas, no smell at all.
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There is a wild allium of that sort here as well. It has a distinct smell. The death camas I posted is another look-alike for wild alliums. This valerian is more woody-stemmed blooming up from a matted groundcovering, a tundra flower.
26 Sep, 2011
How is it that you know full Latin names of flowers? Bravo!
30 Sep, 2011
Thank you Katarina. I knew the natives from early study, but from GOY i realized latin is the universal plant language, so I started learning. I took to it quickly once I realized how useful knowing a family and genus name can be to recognize and research new things by sight, and sudden snowball effect, latin spouts out my ears.......lol.
1 Oct, 2011
Ach, persona studiosa.
1 Oct, 2011
impressive greenthumb!!
perhaps i should start to learn ~ i only know one or two and thats from being on here!!!
1 Oct, 2011
Lol.
1 Oct, 2011
Great picture..
2 Oct, 2011
Thank you Rbt. I love to find valerian. This is just the third I've come across all these years. My first of this little species.
2 Oct, 2011
Thank you. I was glad to get such a good shot as I so rarely see them.
5 Nov, 2011
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its very pretty.
i wasnt expecting it to smell sweet ~ its a bit similar to the wild garlic we get!!!
http://www.cvni.org/wildflowernursery/wildflowers/wild-garlic
25 Sep, 2011