Family | CAPRIFOLIACEAE |
Genus species | Valeriana paulae (Graebn.) Christenh. & Byng |
Bibliography | Global Fl. 4: 149 (2018) |
Native Range | Peru to n. Chile |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | scree and moraines |
Altitude | 4700-5200m |
Description | subterranean shoots, leaves obovate to spathulate, 7-15mm, petiole 15-30mm, flowers 5mm long, 5-fid, in compact, subsessile head, surrounded by large bracts |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | pale pinkish red |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in early spring; basal cuttings in late spring |
Synonyms | Stangea paulae Graebn. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (PER Peru) 85 Southern South America (CLN Chile North) |