| Family | OROBANCHACEAE |
| Genus species | Pedicularis elwesii Hook.f. |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3200-4800m |
| Description | basal leaves petiolate, oblong, abaxially densely tomentose, pinnatipartite, segments ovate, pinnatifid, double dentate, raceme 5-15cm, flowers 26-30mm long |
| Size | 5-25cm |
| Color | purple, purplish 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
China (China South-Central , Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya , Nepal ) Indo-China (Myanmar) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | OROBANCHACEAE
elwesii canescens T.Yamaz., J. Jap. Bot. 53(11): 322 (1978)
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