Family | CAPRIFOLIACEAE |
Genus species | Valeriana arizonica A.Gray |
Synonyms | Valeriana ovata Rydb. |
Habitat | thickets and woods |
Altitude | montane-subalpine |
Description | basal leaves suborbiculate to ovate, sometimes pinnatilobate, 4-6cm long, petiolate, stem leaves small, always pinnate, flowers to 12mm long, in compact corymb |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | pink, white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in early spring; basal cuttings in late spring |
Territory |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado ) Southwestern U.S.A. (Arizona ) South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CAPRIFOLIACEAE
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