Family | CAPRIFOLIACEAE |
Genus species | Valeriana globularis A.Gray |
Bibliography | Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 5: 332 (1862) |
Native Range | Peru |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 4400-4700m |
Description | glabrous, leaves linear or linear-spathulate, petiolate, 2-4cm, to 3mm wide, entire, flowers in spherical head to 12mm across |
Size | 1-8cm |
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 pygmaea Graebn. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (PER Peru) |