Family | CAPRIFOLIACEAE |
Genus species | Valeriana pycnantha A.Gray |
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 | subshrub |
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 (Bolivia , Peru ) Southern South America (Argentina Northwest , Chile North) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CAPRIFOLIACEAE
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