Family | CAPRIFOLIACEAE |
Genus species | Valeriana micropterina Wedd. |
Bibliography | Chlor. Andina 2: 26 (1859) |
Native Range | Bolivia to Peru |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 1000-4500m |
Description | glabrous, basal leaves pinnatisect, petiolate, segments numerous, small, ovate, entire, flowers in dense cymes producing interrupted spike, corolla campanulate |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | rose, reddish |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in early spring; basal cuttings in late spring |
Synonyms | Valeriana poterioides Graebn. Valeriana thalictroides Graebn. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru) |