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Valeriana ceratophylla, known as raíz de gato, is a perennial herb from central Mexico with a thick taproot and fern-like basal leaves. It grows best in open, dry, sunny sites and tolerates disturbed ground.
Valeriana ceratophylla, also known as raíz de gato, is a herbaceous plant that is native to Mexico. It is species of valerian in the honeysuckle family.
In central Mexico it grows in the states of Mexico City, the State of Mexico, Morelos, and Puebla, and it only absent from Tlaxcala. It is also recorded in the northeastern states of Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Querétaro, and San Luis Potosí, and also to the east in Veracruz on the Gulf of Mexico. To the southwest it only grows in Guerrero and Oaxaca. It grows in open, dry areas and is often found growing on disturbed ground.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Valeriana ceratophylla by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
