| Family | CAPRIFOLIACEAE |
| Genus species | Valeriana rhizantha A.Gray |
| Bibliography | Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 5: 322 (1862) |
| Native Range | c. Bolivia to Peru |
| Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 4400-4600m |
| Description | taproot, leaves spathulate-orbiculate, cordate or broadly ovate, broadly petiolate, 2-5cm long, rounded, inflorescence very dense, sessile, flat, 2-4cm wide |
| Size | 3-4cm |
| Color | yellow-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. 1-3 months, 16-21°C basal cuttings in late spring and late summer |
| Synonyms | Stangea emiliae Graebn. Stangea rhizantha (A.Gray) Killip |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru) |