Family | OROBANCHACEAE |
Genus species | Pedicularis elegans Ten. |
Bibliography | Fl. Neapol. Prodr. App. 4: 11 (1835) |
Native Range | c. & s. Apennines |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and scree |
Description | stem hirsute, leaves glabrous, lanceolate, pinnatisect, segments oblong, pinnatifid, dentate, flowers in capitate raceme, bracts bipinnatisect, hirsute, flowers to 2cm long |
Size | 1-12cm |
Color | pinkish red |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, sunny site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C division in spring just as young growth commences |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy) |