Family | CAPRIFOLIACEAE |
Genus species | Valeriana kaschmiriensis Kreyer ex Grubov |
Bibliography | Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 19: 343 (1959) |
Native Range | w. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2200-3500m |
Description | glabrous, basal leaves suborbiculate, lyrate-pinnate, lateral segments 1-4-pairs, stem leaves similar, lateral segments narrower, flowers in corymb, achenes glabrous |
Size | 20-35cm |
Color | pink-white |
Bloom | late spring, 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 | Valeriana jaeschkei var. kaschmiriensis (Kreyer ex Grubov) Y.J.Nasir |
Territory | 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (WHM West Himalaya) |