Valeriana dioica L.
Annotated by Charles F. Williams, 31 Aug 2012. Sources: FPNW/USDA-NRCS Plants Database.

Idaho: Bannock County: Corral Creek Trail. Caribou National Forest, Mink Creek area. Trail from parking area at Mink Creek Road to point where it winds up into conifer forest after ~1.5 miles. Elev. 5700 ft.
42.7171° N, 112.4341° W; T8S R34E S24 NW 1/4
Datum: WGS84. Uncertainty: 500 meters. Coordinate Source: GeoLocate. estimate
Aspen understory. Aspen, Chokecherry and Hawthorne turn to Douglas Fir at upper end of trail. Most trees fully leafed out. Cherry and Haw not quite in bloom. Amelanchier in full bloom. Purshia not yet in bloom. Most common plants in flower: Arrowleaf Balsamroot, Early Larkspur, Nuttall’s Violet and purple violet, and Collinsia parviflora. Arrowleaf and Hooker’s Balsamroot hybrid (leaves only roughly dissected) v. common in openings ~ 1 mi. up trail; not yet in bloom. Strawberries and Mitella under trees almost in bloom. Just beginning to bloom. Fairly common.

Charles F. Williams 558, May 9, 2012
IDS, Accession: 2012.011, Barcode: IDS0042422