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Valeriana aschersoniana Graebn. ex Weberb.  
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FamilyCAPRIFOLIACEAE
Genus speciesValeriana aschersoniana Graebn. ex Weberb. 
BibliographyBot. Jahrb. Syst. 37: 72 (1905)
Native Rangew. Bolivia to Peru
Primary BiomeMontane Tropical
Habitatgrassland and rocks
Altitude4300-4700m
Descriptionleaves minute, coriaceous, imbricate, hardly 2mm long, abaxially intensely dilated and plumose, to the apex triquetrous, obtuse, flowers few amongst upper leaves
Size5-10cm
Coloryellow
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
basal cuttings in late spring and late summer
SynonymsAretiastrum aschersonianum (Graebn. ex Weberb.) Graebn.
Territory8 Southern America
     83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru)
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