Family | CAPRIFOLIACEAE |
Genus species | Valeriana carnosa Sm. |
Bibliography | Pl. Icon. Ined.: t. 52 (1791) |
Native Range | Argentina to Chile |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 0-2700m |
Description | glabrous, basal leaves elliptic or ovate, acute or obtuse, long petiolate, coarsely irregularly dentate, inflorescence lax, paniculate, corolla infundibuliform, achenes 6mm |
Size | 15-25cm |
Color | pink, white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in early spring; basal cuttings in late spring |
Synonyms | Astrephia carnosa (Sm.) Dufr. Fedia carnosa Mirb. Oligacoce carnosa Willd. ex Steud. Phyllactis carnosa (Sm.) Speg. Valeriana magellanica Lam. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central, CLS Chile South) |