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) |