| Family | CAPRIFOLIACEAE |
| Genus species | Valeriana montana L. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 32 (1753) |
| Native Range | ec. Spain to e. Carpathians and s. Italy |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | scree |
| Description | basal leaves ovate or elliptic to orbiculate, stem leaves sessile, entire or dentate, rarely trilobate, flowers to 5mm long, in spherical panicle |
| Size | 20-40cm |
| Color | lilac, pink, white |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in early spring; basal cuttings in late spring |
| Synonyms | Valeriana alpigena Schur Valeriana ambigua Beck Valeriana cuspidata Bertol. ex DC. Valeriana intermedia Sternb. & Hoppe Valeriana montana ssp. ambigua (Gren. & Godr.) Arcang. Valeriana montana var. ambigua Gren. & Godr. Valeriana montana ssp. cuspidata Arcang. Valeriana montana ssp. hirsuticaulis E.Walther Valeriana montana var. minor Rouy & E.G.Camus Valeriana montana ssp. nemorensis F.Martini & Soldano Valeriana montana var. rotundifolia (Vill.) Mutel Valeriana montana var. scrophulariifolia (Pourr.) Rouy & E.G.Camus Valeriana montana var. tarraconensis Pau ex O.Bolós & Vigo Valeriana montana var. ternata Mutel Valeriana montana var. valentina Pau Valeriana rotundifolia Vill. Valeriana rotundifolia var. tripartita Gamisans Valeriana scrophulariifolia Pourr. Valeriana sternbergii Beck |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, CZE Czechoslovakia, GER Germany, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (COR Corse, FRA France, POR Portugal, SAR Sardegna, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia) |