Family | CAPRIFOLIACEAE |
Genus species | Valeriana serrata Ruiz & Pav. |
Bibliography | Fl. Peruv. 1: 40 (1798) |
Native Range | Peru |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | glabrous, basal leaves lanceolate-spathulate, acute, attenuate to long petiole, in upper part serrate, cymes dense, forming elongate, interrupted spike, corolla 5-merous |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained 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 | Astrephia serrata (Ruiz & Pav.) Dufr. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (PER Peru) |