| Family | CAPRIFOLIACEAE |
| Genus species | Valeriana pyrolifolia Decne. |
| Bibliography | Voy. Inde [V.Jacquemont] 4(Bot.): 85 (1841) |
| Native Range | n. Pakistan to w. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | thickets and woods |
| Altitude | 2300-4500m |
| Description | basal leaves suborbiculate or reniform, crenate, pilose, petiolate, stem leaves similar, smaller, sessile, flowers in compact corymbose head or cyme |
| Size | 5-35cm |
| Color | rose |
| Bloom | spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in early spring; basal cuttings in late spring |
| Synonyms | Valeriana bracteata Phil. |
| Territory | 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |