| Family | CAPRIFOLIACEAE |
| Genus species | Valeriana alypifolia Kunth |
| Synonyms | Valeriana hartwegiana Briq. |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 3200-5000m |
| Description | leaves dense, opposite, long petiolate, spathulate, acute, carnose, uninerved, glabrous, flowers in spherical, dense heads, infundibuliform, 5-fid |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | pale pink, white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | decumbent shrub |
| 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 (Ecuador) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CAPRIFOLIACEAE
alypifolia argentomarginata B.Eriksen, Fl. Ecuador 34: 23 (1989)
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