Valeriana montana L.

Dwarf valerian (en), Valériane des montagnes (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Dipsacales > Caprifoliaceae > Valeriana

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb. It grows 0.2-0.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-9

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity carcinogenic (root), carcinogenic (whole)
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Valeriana montana habit picture by grutz (cc-by-sa)
Valeriana montana habit picture by Stefano Lazzaretti (cc-by-sa)
Valeriana montana habit picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Valeriana montana leaf picture by sebastien Taps (cc-by-sa)
Valeriana montana leaf picture by Frank Sundermeyer (cc-by-sa)
Valeriana montana leaf picture by Steve LE BRIQUIR (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Valeriana montana flower picture by philippe_140 (cc-by-sa)
Valeriana montana flower picture by Patrice Nodet (cc-by-sa)
Valeriana montana flower picture by ruempel (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Valeriana montana fruit picture by Denis Bastianelli (cc-by-sa)
Valeriana montana fruit picture by Nicolas (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Valeriana montana world distribution map, present in Albania, Andorra, Austria, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Switzerland, Germany, Spain, France, Greece, Croatia, Italy, Liechtenstein, Montenegro, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, and Slovenia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:859983-1
WFO ID wfo-0000426966
COL ID 7FCND
BDTFX ID 70580
INPN ID 128416
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Valeriana ambigua Valeriana montana Valeriana alpigena Valeriana sternbergii Valeriana cuspidata Valeriana scrophulariifolia Valeriana montana var. tarraconensis Valeriana rotundifolia var. tripartita