Valeriana macrocera(Torr. & A.Gray) Byng & Christenh.

WFO wfo-0001423359 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Valeriana macrocera, photographed by Shane Johnson
fig. a Shane Johnson, CC0 1.0 / 2022-05-23 / obs. 202295892
Valeriana macrocera, photographed by Julia Carr
fig. b Julia Carr, CC0 1.0 / obs. 205942180
Valeriana macrocera, photographed by Braden J. Judson
fig. c Braden J. Judson, CC0 1.0 / obs. 202234403
Valeriana macrocera, photographed by Nicholas Wei
fig. d Nicholas Wei, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 193438836
Valeriana macrocera, photographed by Dutza K.
fig. e Dutza K., CC BY 4.0 / obs. 183859609
Valeriana macrocera, photographed by Steve Woodward
fig. f Steve Woodward, CC0 1.0 / obs. 181861118
Valeriana macrocera, photographed by Tom Wainwright
fig. g Tom Wainwright, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 130875122
Valeriana macrocera, photographed by mdhancher
fig. h mdhancher, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 127925932

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Native range 2 botanical countries

Regions where Valeriana macrocera is native: California, Nevada CaliforniaNevada
Native distribution of Valeriana macrocera, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
California CAL NORTHERN AMERICA
Nevada NEV

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 19 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Aligera collina (A.Heller) Suksd.
  • Aligera eichleriana Suksd.
  • Aligera jepsonii Suksd.
  • Aligera macrocera (Torr. & A.Gray) Suksd.
  • Aligera macroptera Suksd.
  • Aligera minor A.Heller
  • Aligera ostiolatata Suksd.
  • Plectritis collina A.Heller
  • Plectritis eichleriana (Suksd.) A.Heller
  • Plectritis glabra Jeps.
  • Plectritis jepsonii (Suksd.) Burtt Davy
  • Plectritis macrocera Torr. & A.Gray
  • Plectritis macrocera subsp. macrocera
  • Plectritis macrocera var. collina (A.Heller) Dyal
  • Plectritis macrocera var. macrocera
  • Plectritis macroptera (Suksd.) Rydb.
  • Plectritis macroptera var. macroptera
  • Valerianella macrocera (Torr. & A.Gray) A.Gray
  • Valerianella macroptera (Suksd.) Piper

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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