Family | CAPRIFOLIACEAE |
Genus species | Valeriana bracteata Benth. |
Synonyms | Valeriana ligulifolia Killip |
Habitat | bogs, marshes |
Altitude | 3200-4400m |
Description | acaulescent, leaves lanceolate, obtuse, entire, coriaceous, 5-nerved, tapered to wide petiole, cymes capitate, pedicellate, bracts puberulent, flowers infundibuliform |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | very moist to boggy, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C division in early spring |
Territory |
Southern America
Western South America (Colombia , Ecuador) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CAPRIFOLIACEAE
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