| Family | CAPRIFOLIACEAE |
| Genus species | Valeriana niphobia Briq. |
| Bibliography | Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genéve 17: 347 (1914) |
| Native Range | Bolivia to Ecuador |
| Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3500-4500m |
| Description | leaves thick, sublinear to subspathulate, 2-3cm long, with membraneous, vaginate base, inflorescence subsessile, capitate, flowers ca. 6mm long |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C basal cuttings in late spring and late summer |
| Synonyms | Belonanthus hispidus (Wedd.) Graebn. Phyllactis hispida Wedd. Valeriana exscapa Griseb. Valeriana hispida (Wedd.) Höck |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, ECU Ecuador, PER Peru) |