Valeriana edulis Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray var. edulis
Annotated by Gordon S. Whitehead, 29 Jun 1977. Sources: FPNW.

Idaho: Fremont County: Site 17. Targhee National Forest. Along Henry’s Lake Outlet upstream from the bridge on the road from Island Park Lodge to Big Springs. Some of the collections may have been made in sections 17,18, 19, and 21, but they were all made in or in the margins of, Henry’s Lake Flats; Elevation 1950m. Elev. 1950 m.
44.52329° N, 111.2870235° W; T14N R44E S20 SW 1/4
Datum: WGS 84. Uncertainty: 500 meters. Coordinate Source: BioGeomancer.
Wet meadows and open areas along streams. Associated with Carex spp., Cirsium scariosum, Allium schoenoprasum, and Pedicularis groenlandica. The roots are edible after proper preparation, but are poisonous raw. Voucher: Whitehead, G.S. 1983. M.S., Idaho State U. Flora of the Island Park Geothermal Study Area. Duplicates to: IDS, RM. Phenology: Fruits.

Gordon S. Whitehead 443, 6/29/1977-7/4/1977
IDS, Accession: 2012.012, Barcode: IDS0021815