Family | CAPRIFOLIACEAE |
Genus species | Valeriana ficariifolia Boiss. |
Bibliography | Fl. Orient. 3: 89 (1875) |
Native Range | Iran to Central Asia and w. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | stems glabrous, basal leaves cordate-reniform, entire, the other lyrate-pinnatisect, segments ovate, obtuse, flowers in lax corymb, upper bracts lanceolate |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in early spring; basal cuttings in late spring |
Synonyms | Valeriana ficariifolia var. glabra Sharipova Valeriana ficariifolia var. obovata Sharipova Valeriana ficariifolia var. paripinnata Sharipova |
Territory | 3 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) |