| Family | CAPRIFOLIACEAE |
| Genus species | Valeriana pycnantha A.Gray |
| Bibliography | Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 5: 322 (1862) |
| Native Range | Peru to nw. Argentina and n. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 4000-4900m |
| Description | glabrous, leaves in rosette, linear-spathulate, 2-3cm, 3-5mm wide, gradually tapered to broad petiole, entire, carnose, stem leaves in whorl, floral heads ovoid |
| 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) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLN Chile North) |