Family | OROBANCHACEAE |
Genus species | Castilleja parviflora Bong. |
Synonyms | Castilleja desertorum Geyer |
Castilleja henryae Pennell | |
Castilleja toluccensis Cham. & Schltdl. | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 150-2500m |
Description | leaves ovate to lanceolate, with 1-2 pairs lateral segments, floral bracts pinnatisect, purple, rose or white, flowers 15-30mm long, calyx as coloured as bracts |
Size | 5-40cm |
Color | greenish, yellowish |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Subarctic America (Alaska , Yukon ) Western Canada (Alberta , British Columbia ) Northwestern U.S.A. |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | OROBANCHACEAE
parviflora albida (Pennell) Ownbey, Vasc. Pl. Pacif. N.W. [C.L. Hitchcock & al.] 4: 317 (1959)
parviflora olympica (G.N.Jones) Ownbey, ibid.
parviflora oreopola (Greenm.) Ownbey, ibid.
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