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Valeriana edulis

Common names: valerian, edible valerian, Edible Valerian, osha

Taxonomy: Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Dipsacales > Valerianaceae

Roles: study subject, host plant, habitat component, habitat indicator species, habitat vegetation

ITIS TSN: 35359

Synonyms: V. edulis, Valeriana, valerian, Valerian edulis

External: RMBL Collections · iNaturalist · iDigBio · GenBank

Papers: 78 | Mentions: 111

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 81 entities)

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Publications (78)

student_paper

Alpine plants of Mt. Baldy: modeling phenology and documenting biodiversity

2025Role: text_match

article

Improving plant DNA metabarcoding accuracy with ecological filters and Angiosperms353: Field and pollen microscopy validation

2025Applications in Plant SciencesRole: text_match

student_paper

The role of soil in regulating plant performance in Valeriana edulis

2025Role: study subject

student_paper

Effect of Nitrogen on Linaria vulgaris and Native Species

2024Role: text_match

student_paper

Getting to the Root of It: Effects of Castilleja Root Hemiparasitism on Plant Community Structure and Function

2024Role: text_match

article

Impacts of assisted migration: An introduced herbivore has short-term and long-term effects on its native host plant population

2024Entomologia Experimentalis et ApplicataRole: text_match

student_paper

Variation in interaction zone size and influence of sex on fitness components of Valeriana edulis

2024Role: study subject

student_paper

Do dandelions compete with native plants for pollinator visits?

Documents (6)

technical report

A Classification of the Riparian Vegetation of the Gunnison River Basin, Colorado

technical report

Biologically Significant Areas in Gunnison County Colorado

Document

Moist Forests

environmental assessment

Vegetation Appendix Materials for Vegetation and Wildlife Studies for the Mount Emmons Project

environmental assessment

Vegetation and Wildlife Studies for the Mount Emmons Project

environmental assessment

Wetlands of the Crested Butte Region

Co-occurring Species

2023Role: text_match

student_paper

Elevation Does Not Predict Density Dependent Population Dynamics in Valeriana edulis

2023Role: study subject

student_paper

Dynamics of male inconstancy in Valeriana edulis in the abiotic and mating environment

2022Role: study subject

thesis

Revealing the direct and indirect effects of climate change on soil nutrient dynamics and forage resources in mountain ecosystems

2022Role: text_match

student_paper

The Effect of Climate Change on Soil Organic Carbon over an Elevational Gradient

2022Role: text_match

article

The shifting importance of abiotic and biotic factors across the life cycles of wild pollinators

2022Journal of Animal EcologyRole: text_match

student_paper

Nowcasting the distribution of Valeriana edulis using climate driven population models

2021Role: study subject

article

Snow melt timing acts independently and in conjunction with temperature accumulation to drive subalpine plant phenology

2021Global Change BiologyRole: study subject

student_paper

Assessing the forecastability & forecast skill of models to predict sex ratios of Valeriana edulis

2020Role: study subject

thesis

Early snowmelt and warming independently drive the reproductive phenology of subalpine wildflowers

2020Role: text_match

article

Early snowmelt reduces aphid abundance Aphis asclepiadis by creating water stressed host plants Ligusticum porteri and altering interactions with ants

2020Arthropod-Plant InteractionsRole: text_match

student_paper

How Spatial Variation Affects Plant Phenology

2020Role: text_match

thesis

Adaptation and diversification of bluebells Mertensia spp., Boranginaceae

2019Role: text_match

student_paper

Identifying the Impact of Biotic Interactions on Meadow Species Distributions in Sagebrush and Bunchgrass Dominated Systems

2019Role: text_match

student_paper

Niche breadth changes in response to environmental perturbation: the impact of early snowmelt on subalpine plant-pollinator specialization

2019Role: text_match

student_paper

Observing pollinator trait variation in relation to niche breadth in seasons of high and low precipitation

2019Role: host plant

article

Progressive sensitivity of trophic levels to warming underlies an elevational gradient in ant–aphid mutualism strength

2019OikosRole: text_match

article

The depredation of Mountain White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophyrys oriantha) nests by the golden-mantled ground squirrel (Callospermophilus lateralis) and long-tailed weasel (Mustela frenata)

2019The Wilson J. of OrnithologyRole: habitat vegetation

thesis

The effects of climate change and biodiversity loss on mutualisms

2019Role: text_match

thesis

Conditional Exploitation and Context-Dependent Fitness Consequences of Pollination Mutualisms

2018http://hdl.handle.net/10150/628436Role: text_match

thesis

Effects of Climate Change on Plants, Pollinators and Their Interactions

2018Role: text_match

thesis

Individual variation in plant traits drives species interactions, ecosystem functioning, and responses to global change.

2016Role: text_match

student_paper

Sex ratio and reproductive success along elevational gradients of gynodioecious populations of Geranium richardsonii

2016Role: text_match

article

Sex-specific responses to climate change in plants alter population sex ratios and performance.

2016ScienceRole: study subject

thesis

Temporal ecology of a subalpine ecosystem: Plant communities, plant-pollinator interactions, & climate change.

2016Role: text_match

student_paper

The Changing Floral Color Landscape Across an Alpine Elevation Gradient

2016Role: text_match

student_paper

Competitive hierarchy or niche packing? An examination of the effects of competition on community.

2014Role: study subject

student_paper

Consequences of Pollination Neighborhood Composition and Pollinator Communities

2014Role: study subject

article

Coyotes, deer, and wildflowers: diverse evidence points to a trophic cascade

2014NaturwissenschaftenRole: text_match

student_paper

Effects of early snowmelt and climate warming on Valeriana edulis and the insects that depend on it.

2014Role: study subject

article

Inferring climate from angiosperm leaf venation networks

2014New PhytologistRole: text_match

article

Revisiting Darwin's hypothesis: Does greater intraspecific variability increase species' ecological breadth?

2014American Journal of BotanyRole: text_match

student_paper

Genetic variation in plant functional traits as drivers in arthropod community structure

2013Role: study subject

article

Mechanisms underlying plant sexual dimorphism in multi-trophic arthropod communities

2013EcologyRole: study subject

article

Patterns of selective caching behavior of a generalist herbivore, the American Pika (Ochotona princeps)

2013Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine ResearchRole: text_match

article

Influence of macronutrient imbalance on native ant foraging and interspecific interactions in the field

2012Ecological EntomologyRole: host plant

thesis

The structure and function of subalpine ecosystems in the face of climate change

2012Role: text_match

student_paper

Intraspecific variation of specific leaf area along an elevational gradient

2011Role: text_match

student_paper

Role of floral nectaries and plant sex in mediating ant-aphid interactions on Valeriana edulis

2011Role: study subject

student_paper

Spatial distribution of mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus): Effects of plant palatability and habitat structure

2011Role: text_match

student_paper

The effect of ant tending on the fitness of aphids during and after colony establishment

2011Role: host plant

student_paper

A test of sexual dimorphism in Valeriana edulis resistance and induced responses to herbivory

2010Role: study subject

student_paper

Species Interactions in Arthropod Communities: Density Dependence and Ant Interactions on Aphid Per Capita Population Growth

2010Role: host plant

student_paper

The Landscape of Fear and Trophic Cascades: Does Human Presence at RMBL Affect Deer Behavior?

2010Role: text_match

student_paper

The effect of an introduced predator scent on mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) browsing activities in meadow habitats in Gothic, Colorado

2010Role: study subject

student_paper

A balanced diet: Effects of ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) nutritional state on the balance between mutualism and predation upon aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae)

2009Role: host plant

student_paper

A test of species-area theory on a high disturbance area of the Gothic earthflow

2009Role: text_match

student_paper

Plant community composition with respect to species richness along an altitudinal gradient in gunnison county, co

2009Role: text_match

student_paper

Possible influence of altitude, geographical distance between sites and annual precipitation rates on species richness

2009Role: text_match

student_paper

Species richness along an elevational gradient

2009Role: text_match

student_paper

Species richness along elevation gradient and possible correlation factors

2009Role: study subject

article

The importance of interannual variation and bottom-up nitrogen enrichment for plant-pollinator networks

2009OikosRole: text_match

student_paper

Variation in host plant sex mediates ant-aphid interactions

2009Role: host plant

student_paper

Variation in the structure and dynamics of bee assemblages across distinct montane meadows

2009Role: habitat indicator species

thesis

Bottom-up effects of nutrient enrichment on plants, pollinators, and their interactions

2008Role: text_match

student_paper

Assessing Two Plant Leaf Functional Traits across a Temperature Gradient

2006Role: text_match

thesis

Ecosystem responses to warming-induced plant species loss and increased nitrogen availability in a Rocky Mountain subalpine meadow

2006Role: text_match

student_paper

Impacts of Mule Deer Herbivory on Herbaceous Vegetation in the Gothic Area, with Focus on Aquilegia coerulea

2005Role: study subject

student_paper

Development to diapause in a population of Euphydryas gillettii (Nymphalidae): effects of egg cluster size and habitat parameters

2004Role: text_match

thesis

The structure of plant-pollinator interactions in montane meadow environments

2004Role: text_match

student_paper

What is the nature of the ant-aphid relationship?

2004Role: text_match

student_paper

Self-Similarity in the Distribution of Plant Species Across a Successional Gradient

2002Role: study subject

student_paper

The Combined Effects of Aphid-Ant Mutualism and Fertilizer on the Resource Allocation of Valerian edulis

2002Role: study subject

chapter

Invertebrates in Freshwater Wetlands of North America: Ecology and Management

1999Role: text_match

student_paper

Phenotypic plasticity and resource allocation in the leaves of Geranium richardsonii, Mertensia ciliata, and Valeriana occidentalis in a sun dominant versus a shade dominant habit

1996Role: text_match

article

Habitat selection and colony survival of Microsiphum valeriana Clarke (Homoptera: Aphidae)

1988Annals of the Entomological Society of AmericaRole: text_match

student_paper

Sexual dimorphism in Valeriana edulis Nutt. (Valerianaceae)

1983Role: text_match

thesis

Ecological consequences of dioecism in plants: a case study of sex differences, sex ratios and population dynamics of Valeriana edulis nutt

1981Role: text_match

article

A multispecies aphid-ant association: density dependence and species-specific effects

1979Canadian Journal of ZoologyRole: text_match

article

Aboveground productivity and floristic structure of a high subalpine herbaceous meadow

1979Arctic and Alpine ResearchRole: text_match

article

Quantitative studies in angiosperm taxonomy. X. Valeriana. XI. Geranium. XII. Mimulus

1964CastaneaRole: text_match

Valeriana edulis

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 81 entities)

Publications (78)

Alpine plants of Mt. Baldy: modeling phenology and documenting biodiversity

Improving plant DNA metabarcoding accuracy with ecological filters and Angiosperms353: Field and pollen microscopy validation

The role of soil in regulating plant performance in Valeriana edulis

Effect of Nitrogen on Linaria vulgaris and Native Species

Getting to the Root of It: Effects of Castilleja Root Hemiparasitism on Plant Community Structure and Function

Impacts of assisted migration: An introduced herbivore has short-term and long-term effects on its native host plant population

Variation in interaction zone size and influence of sex on fitness components of Valeriana edulis

Do dandelions compete with native plants for pollinator visits?

Documents (6)

A Classification of the Riparian Vegetation of the Gunnison River Basin, Colorado

Biologically Significant Areas in Gunnison County Colorado

Moist Forests

Vegetation Appendix Materials for Vegetation and Wildlife Studies for the Mount Emmons Project

Vegetation and Wildlife Studies for the Mount Emmons Project

Wetlands of the Crested Butte Region

Co-occurring Species

Valeriana

Aphis valerianae

Potentilla gracilis

Potentilla

Potentilla pulcherrima

Potentilla hippiana

Erigeron speciosus

Erigeron

Achillea millefolium

Taraxacum officinale

Elevation Does Not Predict Density Dependent Population Dynamics in Valeriana edulis

Dynamics of male inconstancy in <i> Valeriana edulis </i> in the abiotic and mating environment

Revealing the direct and indirect effects of climate change on soil nutrient dynamics and forage resources in mountain ecosystems

The Effect of Climate Change on Soil Organic Carbon over an Elevational Gradient

The shifting importance of abiotic and biotic factors across the life cycles of wild pollinators

Nowcasting the distribution of <i> Valeriana edulis </i> using climate driven population models

Snow melt timing acts independently and in conjunction with temperature accumulation to drive subalpine plant phenology

Assessing the forecastability & forecast skill of models to predict sex ratios of Valeriana edulis

Early snowmelt and warming independently drive the reproductive phenology of subalpine wildflowers

Early snowmelt reduces aphid abundance <i>Aphis asclepiadis</i> by creating water stressed host plants <i>Ligusticum porteri</i> and altering interactions with ants

How Spatial Variation Affects Plant Phenology

Adaptation and diversification of bluebells <i>Mertensia</i> spp., Boranginaceae

Identifying the Impact of Biotic Interactions on Meadow Species Distributions in Sagebrush and Bunchgrass Dominated Systems

Niche breadth changes in response to environmental perturbation: the impact of early snowmelt on subalpine plant-pollinator specialization

Observing pollinator trait variation in relation to niche breadth in seasons of high and low precipitation

Progressive sensitivity of trophic levels to warming underlies an elevational gradient in ant–aphid mutualism strength

The depredation of Mountain White-crowned Sparrow (<i>Zonotrichia leucophyrys oriantha</i>) nests by the golden-mantled ground squirrel (<i>Callospermophilus lateralis</i>) and long-tailed weasel (<i>Mustela frenata</i>)

The effects of climate change and biodiversity loss on mutualisms

Conditional Exploitation and Context-Dependent Fitness Consequences of Pollination Mutualisms

Effects of Climate Change on Plants, Pollinators and Their Interactions

Individual variation in plant traits drives species interactions, ecosystem functioning, and responses to global change.

Sex ratio and reproductive success along elevational gradients of gynodioecious populations of <i>Geranium richardsonii</i>

Sex-specific responses to climate change in plants alter population sex ratios and performance.

Temporal ecology of a subalpine ecosystem: Plant communities, plant-pollinator interactions, & climate change.

The Changing Floral Color Landscape Across an Alpine Elevation Gradient

Competitive hierarchy or niche packing? An examination of the effects of competition on community.

Consequences of Pollination Neighborhood Composition and Pollinator Communities

Coyotes, deer, and wildflowers: diverse evidence points to a trophic cascade

Effects of early snowmelt and climate warming on Valeriana edulis and the insects that depend on it.

Inferring climate from angiosperm leaf venation networks

Revisiting Darwin's hypothesis: Does greater intraspecific variability increase species' ecological breadth?

Genetic variation in plant functional traits as drivers in arthropod community structure

Mechanisms underlying plant sexual dimorphism in multi-trophic arthropod communities

Patterns of selective caching behavior of a generalist herbivore, the American Pika (<i>Ochotona princeps</i>)

Influence of macronutrient imbalance on native ant foraging and interspecific interactions in the field

The structure and function of subalpine ecosystems in the face of climate change

Intraspecific variation of specific leaf area along an elevational gradient

Role of floral nectaries and plant sex in mediating ant-aphid interactions on <i>Valeriana edulis</i>

Spatial distribution of mule deer (<i>Odocoileus hemionus</i>): Effects of plant palatability and habitat structure

The effect of ant tending on the fitness of aphids during and after colony establishment

A test of sexual dimorphism in <i>Valeriana edulis</i> resistance and induced responses to herbivory

Species Interactions in Arthropod Communities: Density Dependence and Ant Interactions on Aphid Per Capita Population Growth

The Landscape of Fear and Trophic Cascades: Does Human Presence at RMBL Affect Deer Behavior?

The effect of an introduced predator scent on mule deer (</i>Odocoileus hemionus</i>) browsing activities in meadow habitats in Gothic, Colorado

A balanced diet: Effects of ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) nutritional state on the balance between mutualism and predation upon aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae)

A test of species-area theory on a high disturbance area of the Gothic earthflow

Plant community composition with respect to species richness along an altitudinal gradient in gunnison county, co

Possible influence of altitude, geographical distance between sites and annual precipitation rates on species richness

Species richness along an elevational gradient

Species richness along elevation gradient and possible correlation factors

The importance of interannual variation and bottom-up nitrogen enrichment for plant-pollinator networks