Family | CAPRIFOLIACEAE |
Genus species | Valeriana fedtschenkoi Coincy |
Synonyms | Valeriana minuta Wendelbo |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 1900-4700m |
Description | glabrous, basal leaves ovate oblong to suborbiculate, often ternate, long petiolate, flowers in heads to 15mm broad, upper bracts lanceolate, corolla lobes obtuse |
Size | 10-35cm |
Color | pink |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in early spring; basal cuttings in late spring |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Siberia (Altay ) Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Kirgizistan , Tadzhikistan , Uzbekistan ) Western Asia (Afghanistan ) China (Xinjiang ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Pakistan) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CAPRIFOLIACEAE
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