Family | OROBANCHACEAE |
Genus species | Pedicularis gyroflexa Vill. |
Bibliography | Hist. Pl. Dauphiné 2: 426 (1787) |
Native Range | sw. & s. Alps, e. Pyrenees, c. & s. Apennines |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland and scree |
Description | stems lanate, leaves bipinnatisect, segments lanceolate, incised dentate, flowers in dense spike, bracts lanate, trilobate, calyx densely lanate, corolla to 25mm long |
Size | 10-35cm |
Color | pinkish red |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C division in spring just as young growth commences |
Synonyms | Pedicularis cristata Vitm. Pedicularis fasciculata Bellardi ex Willd. Pedicularis gyroflexa ssp. hugueninii (Rchb.f.) Nyman Pedicularis hugueninii Rchb.f. |
Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy) |