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Valeriana texana Steyerm.  
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FamilyCAPRIFOLIACEAE
Genus speciesValeriana texana Steyerm. 
BibliographyAnn. Missouri Bot. Gard. 19: 393 (1932)
Native Rangesc. New Mexico to w. Texas
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatshady rocks
Altitude1600-2500m
Descriptionbasal leaves simple, elliptic to obovate-spathulate, acute, 4-15cm, glabrous, inflorescence 2-6cm, flowers numerous, minute, in dense cymes, corolla rotate,
Size7-30cm
Colorwhite
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca+
Typeperennial
Cultivationshady, humous, rock crevices
alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
division in early spring; basal cuttings in late spring
Territory7 Northern America
     77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico, TEX Texas)
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