It is native to the Eastern North America and some parts of Canada and has no known uses other than being edible.

[3] Valeriana umbilicata is native to CAN N and L48 N (lower 48 states)[2] and has a known distribution that includes specimens from the central Piedmont to the southern Mountains.

This species appears to be absent from the northern mountains and the Piedmont foothills.

It thrives in disturbed areas such as damp meadows, bottomland openings, roadsides,[5] marshes, and fields.

[4] Human disturbances such as development, deforestation, and changes must be avoided by the Valerianella umbilicata species.