| Family | CAPRIFOLIACEAE |
| Genus species | Valeriana herrerae Killip |
| Bibliography | J. Washington Acad. Sci. 16: 572 (1926) |
| Native Range | Peru |
| Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 3600-4000m |
| Description | basal leaves long petiolate, ovate to orbiculate-reniform, 1-2cm, obtuse or rounded, membranous, glabrous, stem leaves ovate, serrate, flowers in dense clusters, producing raceme |
| Size | 15-25cm |
| Color | rose |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuberous 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 of tubers in late summer |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (PER Peru) |