| Family | CAPRIFOLIACEAE |
| Genus species | Valeriana bracteata Benth. |
| Bibliography | Pl. Hartw.: 195 (1845) |
| Native Range | Colombia to Ecuador |
| Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
| Habitat | bogs, marshes |
| Altitude | 3200-4400m |
| Description | acaulescent, leaves lanceolate, obtuse, entire, coriaceous, 5-nerved, tapered to wide petiole, cymes capitate, pedicellate, bracts puberulent, flowers infundibuliform |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | very moist to boggy, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C division in early spring |
| Synonyms | Phyllactis bracteata (Benth.) Wedd. Valeriana ligulifolia Kilip |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (CLM Colombia, ECU Ecuador) |