| Family | CAPRIFOLIACEAE |
| Genus species | Valeriana tripteris L. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 32 (1753) |
| Native Range | n. Spain to Carpathians and s. Italy |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 900-2600m |
| Description | stems at nodes hirsute, basal leaves oval, at base cordate, dentate, long petiolate, stem leaves ternate, flowers 2-4mm long, in pedunculate cyme |
| Size | 15-50cm |
| Color | pink, white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, 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 alpina Bubani Valeriana amoena Salisb. Valeriana bijuga Simonk. ex Blocki Valeriana dacica Porc. Valeriana elongata Geners. ex Wahlenb. Valeriana heterophylla Baumg. Valeriana hoppii Rchb. Valeriana intermedia Vahl Valeriana montana var. dentata Rouy & E.G.Camus Valeriana montana var. gracilis Rouy & E.G.Camus Valeriana montana var. incisa Rouy & E.G.Camus Valeriana montana ssp. tripteris (L.) Čelak. Valeriana tarraconensis (Pau) L.Sáez & Aymerich Valeriana transsilvanica Schur Valeriana tripteris ssp. austriaca Elly Walther Valeriana tripteris var. carpatica Soo Valeriana tripteris var. intermedia (Vahl) W.D.J.Koch Valeriana tripteris ssp. occidentalis E.Walther Valeriana tripteris ssp. tarraconensis (Pau) Devesa & al. Valeriana tripteris var. tarraconensis Pau |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, CZE Czechoslovakia, GER Germany, HUN Hungary, POL Poland, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (COR Corse, FRA France, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (UKR Ukraine) |