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Valeriana pyrolifolia Decne.  
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FamilyCAPRIFOLIACEAE
Genus speciesValeriana pyrolifolia Decne. 
BibliographyVoy. Inde [V.Jacquemont] 4(Bot.): 85 (1841)
Native Rangen. Pakistan to w. Himalaya
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatthickets and woods
Altitude2300-4500m
Descriptionbasal leaves suborbiculate or reniform, crenate, pilose, petiolate, stem leaves similar, smaller, sessile, flowers in compact corymbose head or cyme
Size5-35cm
Colorrose
Bloomspring, summer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationcold, shady site with a humous, moist soil
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
division in early spring; basal cuttings in late spring
SynonymsValeriana bracteata Phil.
Territory4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya)
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