Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Chionophila tweedyi (Canby & Rose) L.F.Hend. trib. Cheloneae |
Synonyms | Penstemon tweedyi Canby & Rose |
Penstemonopsis tweedyi (Canby & Rose) Rydb. | |
Habitat | grassland and scree |
Altitude | 2100-3200m |
Description | glabrous, only in inflorescence glandular, basal leaves oblanceolate, 25-90mm, stem leaves reduced, 1-3 pairs, raceme 4-10-flowered, flowers 9-14mm long, bracts small |
Size | 5-25cm |
Color | pale lavender |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, sunny site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. (Idaho , Montana) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | PLANTAGINACEAE
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