| Family | OROBANCHACEAE |
| Genus species | Pedicularis caucasica M.Bieb. |
| Synonyms | Pedicularis armena Boiss. & A.Huet |
| Pedicularis nudicaulis K.Koch | |
| Pedicularis persica Willd. ex Steven | |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | subalpine-alpine |
| Description | leaves oblong-linear, pinnatisect, segments short, oblong, incised or pinnatifid, stem leaves in whorls, flowers in ovoid spike, calyx hirsute |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C division in spring just as young growth commences |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus (North Caucasus , Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Iran , Iraq , Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | OROBANCHACEAE
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