| Family | CAPRIFOLIACEAE |
| Genus species | Valeriana rigida Ruiz. & Pav. |
| Bibliography | Fl. Peruv. 1: 39 (1798) |
| Native Range | w. Bolivia to Colombia |
| Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2800-4500m |
| Description | leaves in rosette, flatway at ground, linear-lanceolate, to 5cm long, entire, uninerved, acerose, rigid, glabrous, flowers in the midst of rosettes, peduncles thick, connate |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | white |
| 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 month, 16-21°C division in early spring; basal cuttings in late spring |
| Synonyms | Phyllactis rigida (Ruiz & Pav.) Pers. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, CLM Colombia, ECU Ecuador, PER Peru) |