| Family | CAPRIFOLIACEAE |
| Genus species | Valeriana microphylla Kunth |
| Bibliography | Nov. Gen. Sp. [F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth] 3: 325 (1819) |
| Native Range | Colombia to Peru |
| Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2000-4500m |
| Description | leaves obovate to oblong-lanceolate, shortly petiolate, entire, coriaceous, flowers in dense panicle, corolla infundibuliform, ca. 5mm long |
| Size | 15-20cm |
| Color | whitish rose |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late spring and late summer |
| Synonyms | Valeriana alophis Graebn. Valeriana amphilophis Graebn. Valeriana bonplandiana Wedd. Valeriana gonatolophis Graebn. Valeriana hieronymii Graebn. Valeriana origanifolia Turcz. Valeriana revoluta Diels |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (CLM Colombia, ECU Ecuador, PER Peru) |