Family | CAPRIFOLIACEAE |
Genus species | Valeriana parvula Killip |
Bibliography | J. Washington Acad. Sci. 16: 500 (1926) |
Native Range | w. Bolivia to Peru |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 4000-4200m |
Description | glabrous, leaves orbiculate or ovate-orbiculate, 7-10mm, rounded, abruptly tapered to winged petiole, inflorescence terminal cyme ca. 1cm broad |
Size | 2-5cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru) |