Family | OROBANCHACEAE |
Genus species | Pedicularis cheilanthifolia Schrenk |
Habitat | grassland and scree |
Altitude | 2100-4900m |
Description | leaves in whorls of 4, linear-lanceolate, 1-4cm, pinnatifid, incised dentate, inflorescence subcapitate, 10cm, flowers 10-15mm long |
Size | 5-30cm |
Color | white, purple red |
Bloom | summer |
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
Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Kirgizistan , Tadzhikistan ) Western Asia (Afghanistan ) China (China North-Central , Qinghai , Tibet , Xinjiang ) Mongolia Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Nepal , Pakistan , West Himalaya) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | OROBANCHACEAE
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