Valeriana acutiloba Rydb.
A montane species with entire basal leaves & pinnately lobed cauline leaves, similar to Valeriana occidentalis. My identification is somewhat tentative, although allegedly Valeriana occidentalis does not occur in New Mexico, where my photographs were taken.
Plant habit about 13 miles east of Taos in the Sangre de Christo Mountains, Taos County, New Mexico, 9 May 2007.
Inflorescences about 13 miles east of Taos, 9 May 2007.
A cauline leaf about 13 miles east of Taos, 9 May 2007.
A basal rosette about 13 miles east of Taos, 9 May 2007.
Plant habit about 13 miles east of Taos, 9 May 2007.