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Valeriana speluncaria Boiss.  
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FamilyCAPRIFOLIACEAE
Genus speciesValeriana speluncaria Boiss. 
BibliographyFl. Orient. 3: 88 (1875)
Native Ranges. & se. Turkey
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatshady rocks
Altitude1300-3600m
Descriptionglaucous, leaves carnose, minute, ovate or orbiculate, the lower trisect, segments ovate, stem leaves sometimes entire, flowers numerous in lax corymb, bracts hirsute
Size10-15cm
Colorpink, white
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationshady, humous, rock crevices
alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
division in early spring; basal cuttings in late spring
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey)
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