Family | CAPRIFOLIACEAE |
Genus species | Valeriana hornschuchiana Walp. |
Bibliography | Nov. Actorum Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 19 (Suppl. 1): 357 (1843) |
Native Range | nw. Argentina to c. Chile |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2500-3000m |
Description | glabrous, leaves subcarnose, crowded, lyrate-pinnatipartite, segments ovate or ovate-orbiculate, entire or dentate, petiolate, inflorescence in age elongate |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | 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 in early spring; basal cuttings in late spring |
Synonyms | Valeriana bustillosii Phil. Valeriana rotundifolia Clos |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central) |