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Valeriana ficariifolia Boiss.  
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FamilyCAPRIFOLIACEAE
Genus speciesValeriana ficariifolia Boiss. 
BibliographyFl. Orient. 3: 89 (1875)
Native RangeIran to Central Asia and w. Himalaya
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Descriptionstems glabrous, basal leaves cordate-reniform, entire, the other lyrate-pinnatisect, segments ovate, obtuse, flowers in lax corymb, upper bracts lanceolate
Size10-25cm
Colorrose
Bloomspring
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
division in early spring; basal cuttings in late spring
SynonymsValeriana ficariifolia var. glabra Sharipova
Valeriana ficariifolia var. obovata Sharipova
Valeriana ficariifolia var. paripinnata Sharipova
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, TKM Turkmenistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan)
     34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan, IRN Iran)
     36 China (CHX Xinjiang)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya)
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