Family | OROBANCHACEAE |
Genus species | Castilleja lindheimeri A.Gray |
Synonyms | Castilleja mearnsii Pennell |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 200-800m |
Description | taproot, stems shortly hirsute, leaves linear, 3-5-lobate, acute or obtuse, inflorescence 5-18cm, bracts lanceolate or oblong, trilobate, corolla 3-4cm |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | yellow-green |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
South-Central U.S.A. (Texas) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | OROBANCHACEAE
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