Valeriana trichostoma Hand.-mazz.

Species

Angiosperms > Dipsacales > Caprifoliaceae > Valeriana

Characteristics

Plants less than 12 cm tall, stoloniferous. Rhizomes reduced; roots fascicled. Stems solitary, erect, simple, glabrous. Basal leaves not seen; cauline leaves undivided; petiole of lowermost leaves 2-5 cm; leaves shortly petiolate to subsessile above; blade orbicular to orbicular-elliptic, 8-13(-30) mm, hispidulous, 3-5-veined, base rounded, margin entire or those of upper leaves coarsely crenulate, apex rounded. Inflorescence capitate, 1.3-2.5 cm in diam.; peduncles ca. 1 cm; bracts linear-spatulate, ca. 6 mm, sparsely ciliate. Corolla rose or pink, funnelform, ca. 7 mm; tube ca. 4 mm, inside hirsute; lobes obovate-oblong. Stamens ca. as long as corolla. Ovary densely hirsute; style exserted by ca. 2 mm. Achenes not seen. Fl. Jul-Aug, fr. Sep.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.12
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-10

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Distribution

Valeriana trichostoma world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:860260-1
WFO ID wfo-0001239689
COL ID 7FBY2
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Synonyms

Valeriana muliensis Valeriana trichostoma