Family | CAPRIFOLIACEAE |
Genus species | Valeriana carnosa Sm. |
Synonyms | Valeriana magellanica Lam. |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 0-2700m |
Description | glabrous, basal leaves elliptic or ovate, acute or obtuse, long petiolate, coarsely irregularly dentate, inflorescence lax, paniculate, corolla infundibuliform, achenes 6mm |
Size | 15-25cm |
Color | pink, white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
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 division in early spring; basal cuttings in late spring |
Territory |
Southern America
Southern South America (Argentina South , Argentina Northwest , Chile Central , Chile South) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CAPRIFOLIACEAE
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