| Family | CAPRIFOLIACEAE |
| Genus species | Valeriana hirticalyx Lien C.Chiu |
| Bibliography | Acta Phytotax. Sin. 17(3): 124 (1979) |
| Native Range | Qinghai to ne. Tibet |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 4000-5000m |
| Description | stem leaves long petiolate or apically sessile, obovate, pinnatisect, segments oblong, entire, ciliate, flowers in head, corolla tubular, ca. 5mm long |
| Size | 5-18cm |
| Color | red |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C division in early spring; basal cuttings in late spring |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet) |