Valeriana capitata Pall. ex Link
Publ. & Syn.Link in Spreng., Schrad. & Link, Jahrb. Gewächsk. 1, 3: 66 (1820). Described from "höchsten Gipfel der Sajanischen Alpen" (Siberia).
NotesValeriana capitata is a widespread and polymorphic species that also varies widely in chromosome numbers but where no subspecific division has been proposed as far as we know.
Chromosomes56-120 (ca. 8-17x, x = 7). - Russia (N), Siberia (N, S), Far East (N), Alaska. - Numerous reports.
GeographyEuropean (NE) - Asian (N/C) - amphi-Beringian: RUS SIB RFE ALA CAN.
Distribution N = F     AN = f     AO = s     C = R     D = F     E = F     CC = r     WI = f     YG = f     FN = r     CE = f     CS = f     UN = f     YK = s     AW = f     Kh = f     CW = f     Tm = f     KP = f     [ key ]
Parent taxonValeriana L.
PAF ID900101
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Panarctic Flora Editor-in-Chief: Reidar Elven (Natural History Museum, University of Oslo)
Editorial Committee: Reidar Elven, David F. Murray (Museum of the North, University of Alaska), Volodya Yu. Razzhivin (Komarov Botanical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences), Boris A. Yurtsev [deceased] (Komarov Botanical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences)