Caprifoliaceae FAMILY
Valeriana cardamines
Valeriana cardamines
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Valeriana cardamines is a herbaceous perennial plant growing from a robust rhizome; the straight, unbranched stems are usually 50 - 80cm tall[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeW. Asia - the Caucasus
HabitatMeadows, meadow slopes, cornices and rims of ravines, rocks, boulders, heaps and screes, scrub and birch groves, mainly in the subalpine zone but also in the upper part of forest and alpine zones; at elevations up to 2,500 metres[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].