Family | CAPRIFOLIACEAE |
Genus species | Valeriana radicalis Clos |
Bibliography | Fl. Chil. [C.Gay] 3: 215 (1848) |
Native Range | c. Chile (Santiago) |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2000-3200m |
Description | glabrous, leaves crowded at base of stem, orbiculate-spathulate, entire, attenuate to long petiole, inflorescence capitate, in time elongate, bracts linear |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring, 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 andina F.Meigen |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (CLC Chile Central) |