Family | OROBANCHACEAE |
Genus species | Pedicularis ornithorhynchos Benth. |
Synonyms | Pedicularis nasuta Bong. |
Pedicularis pedicellata Bunge | |
Pedicularis subnuda Benth. | |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 200-2400m |
Description | basal leaves lanceolate, 1-2-pinnatifid, entire or serrate, glabrous, stem leaves lanceolate, pinnatifid, raceme simple, 4-15-flowered, calyx tomentose, corolla 12-15mm |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | summer, autumn |
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 |
Northern America
Subarctic America (Alaska ) Western Canada (British Columbia ) Northwestern U.S.A. (Washington) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | OROBANCHACEAE
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