| Family | CAPRIFOLIACEAE |
| Genus species | Patrinia villosa (Thunb.) Dufr. |
| Bibliography | Hist. Nat. Valér.: 54 (1811) |
| Native Range | s. China to Vietnam, Temp. East Asia |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 0-2000m |
| Description | leaves 5-15cm long, ovate, simple or pinnate, dentate, more or less white hirsute, inflorescence branched, many flowered, flowers ca. 4mm long |
| Size | 50-100cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | late summer, autumn |
| 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 | Fedia ovata Kuntze Fedia villosa Mirb. Patrinia dielsii Graebn. Patrinia dielsii var. erosa Graebn. Patrinia dielsii var. palustris Pamp. Patrinia dielsii var. shensiensis Graebn. Patrinia graveolens Hance Patrinia ovata Bunge Patrinia sinensis (H.Lév.) Koidz. Patrinia villosa var. ambigua Pamp Patrinia villosa var. japonica H.Lév. Patrinia villosa var. sinensis H.Lév. Valeriana villosa Thunb. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHM Manchuria, CHS China Southeast) 38 Eastern Asia (JAP Japan, KOR Korea, NNS Nansei-shoto, TAI Taiwan) 4 Asia-Tropical 41 Indo-China (VIE Vietnam) |