Caprifoliaceae FAMILY
Valeriana colchica
Valeriana colchica
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
3/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Valeriana colchica is a herbaceous perennial plant with short rhizomes; it spreads to form a clump of growth with erect, stout stems around 60 - 150cm 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
HabitatSubalpine and alpine meadows, forest glades and edges subalpine birch stands and rhododendron thickets, often growing in large patches; at elevations from 1,800 - 2,600 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. ].