Family | CAPRIFOLIACEAE |
Genus species | Valeriana erikae (Graebn.) Christenh. & Byng |
Synonyms | Stangea erikae Graebn. |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 4600-4700m |
Description | leaves oblong or elliptic-oblong, sessile, acute, 1-2cm long, 4-6mm wide, inflorescence very dense, shorter than leaves, bracts obovate, mucronate |
Size | 3-4cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | rosette, cushion |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained 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 |
Territory |
Southern America
Western South America (Peru) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CAPRIFOLIACEAE
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