Family | CAPRIFOLIACEAE |
Genus species | Valeriana texana Steyerm. |
Bibliography | Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 19: 393 (1932) |
Native Range | sc. New Mexico to w. Texas |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | shady rocks |
Altitude | 1600-2500m |
Description | basal leaves simple, elliptic to obovate-spathulate, acute, 4-15cm, glabrous, inflorescence 2-6cm, flowers numerous, minute, in dense cymes, corolla rotate, |
Size | 7-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in early spring; basal cuttings in late spring |
Territory | 7 Northern America 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico, TEX Texas) |