Family | CAPRIFOLIACEAE |
Genus species | Valeriana sedifolia d´Urv. |
Synonyms | Valeriana magellanica Hombr. & Jacquinot ex Decne. |
Valeriana sedoides Hombr. & Jacquinot ex Decne. | |
Habitat | sands and rocks |
Altitude | 0-1500m |
Description | leaves 3-7cm long, oblong to oblanceolate, acute, thick, carnose, pale green, flowers to 2.5mm long, 3-7, in cymes, closely above leaves |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub, cushion |
Cultivation | open site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C basal cuttings in late spring and late summer |
Territory |
Southern America
Southern South America (Argentina South , Chile South ) Antarctic Subantarctic Islands (Falkland Is.) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CAPRIFOLIACEAE
|