Plate 26. 
VALERIANA SEDIFOLIA. 
Family Valeria :_Petals united. Ovary inferior. Corolla 5-lobed 
bearing the stamens. Stamens 1-4. Anthers introrse. ' 
Genus Valeriana r-Perennial herbs, sometimes shrubby, erect, smooth 
Leaves divided or entire, springing from stem or root. Flow^" 
e:^'or24-£^^^ Corolla funnel-shaped. Stamens 3. 
Valeriana sedifolia, d'Urv. Plant forms small dense 
cushions a few inches high, somewhat shrubby 'Ws 
overlapping, cylmdrical, apices flat, narrowing towards base 
thick and fleshy with minute hairs. Flowers 3-7 at the top 
of branches, yellow. Male and female flowers on distinct 
plants. Corolla 5-lobed. Male flowers with 3 small barren 
stamens. Female flowers with rudimentary pistil. 
Only found on the highest mountains. 
Flowers in December. 
East and West Falklands. 
Description of plate .--land 2, portions of plant; 3, flower • 4 corolla 
of male flower laid open; 5, stamen; 6, pistil All^xcepH Jnltrge^^^^^^ 
