Family | CAPRIFOLIACEAE |
Genus species | Valeriana urbanii Phil. |
Bibliography | Anales Mus. Nac. Santiago de Chile 1: 29 (1891) |
Native Range | nw. Argentina to n. Chile |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3500-5000m |
Description | glabrous, leaves oblong, entire, attenuate to long petiole, stem leaves entire or pinnatifid, inflorescence narrow, flowers broadly infundibuliform |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | rose |
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 | Valeriana grisebachiana Borsini |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLN Chile North) |