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28th May 2018, Grinlow, Buxton, Derbys. | Photo: © RWD |
At first your Author thought these were very stunted Common Valerians, for they were taller than all other Marsh Valerians he has seen. At least one of these specimens is female (the one your Author picked for a closer look). It is quite possible a great many are female, if not all?. But these 'hillocks' are actually heaps of lime spoil from limestone making in the area, so your Author is surprised that Marsh Valerian should be growing on the side of these mounds; they are not exactly boggy or marshy. |
28th May 2018, Grinlow, Buxton, Derbys. | Photo: © RWD |
Marsh Valerian grows to 40cm high. This is the largest population your Author has espied. |
28th May 2018, Grinlow, Buxton, Derbys. | Photo: © RWD |
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28th May 2018, Grinlow, Buxton, Derbys. | Photo: © RWD |
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28th May 2018, Grinlow, Buxton, Derbys. | Photo: © RWD |
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28th May 2018, Grinlow, Buxton, Derbys. | Photo: © RWD |
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28th May 2018, Grinlow, Buxton, Derbys. | Photo: © RWD |
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10th May 2014, Basecamp, High Wray, Windermere, Cumbria | Photo: © RWD |
Much shorter than Common Valeria, at up to 40cm. Basal leaves are oval, as seen here. |
10th May 2014, Basecamp, High Wray, Windermere, Cumbria | Photo: © RWD |
An un-branched plant with what looks like several umbels of pink to white flowers. |
10th May 2014, Basecamp, High Wray, Windermere, Cumbria | Photo: © RWD |
Un-like Common Valerian, the leaves are rounded at the ends. |
10th May 2014, Basecamp, High Wray, Windermere, Cumbria | Photo: © RWD |
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10th May 2014, Basecamp, High Wray, Windermere, Cumbria | Photo: © RWD |
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10th May 2014, Basecamp, High Wray, Windermere, Cumbria | Photo: © RWD |
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10th May 2014, Basecamp, High Wray, Windermere, Cumbria | Photo: © RWD |
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10th May 2014, Basecamp, High Wray, Windermere, Cumbria | Photo: © RWD |
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10th May 2014, Basecamp, High Wray, Windermere, Cumbria | Photo: © RWD |
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9th June 2018, Waitby Greenriggs, Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria. | Photo: © RWD |
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9th June 2018, Waitby Greenriggs, Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria. | Photo: © RWD |
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9th June 2018, Waitby Greenriggs, Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria. | Photo: © RWD |
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9th June 2018, Waitby Greenriggs, Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria. | Photo: © RWD |
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9th June 2018, Waitby Greenriggs, Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria. | Photo: © RWD |
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9th June 2018, Waitby Greenriggs, Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria. | Photo: © RWD |
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Can be confused with : Common Valerian (Valeriana officinalis) [but see caption text and below] Uniquely identifiable characteristics Distinguishing Feature : Although Common Valerian also grows in damp places such as damp grassland, woods and in dry grassland, Marsh Valerian grows only in marshes, marshy grassland, fens and bogs. It is also, at up to 40cm, much shorter than Common Valerian which stands up to 2m. The other main distinction are the oval basal leaves of Marsh Valerian, and also the shape of the stem leaves, which, in opposite pairs and pinnate like Common Valerian, have leaflets with rounded (rather than pointed) and a broader end leaflet. The pinnate stem leaflets of Marsh Valerian are also un-toothed whereas those of Common Valerian (especially those lower down the plant) have a few irregular forward-pointing teeth. Whereas Common Valerian is bisexual Marsh Valerian is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants.
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