Family | OROBANCHACEAE |
Genus species | Castilleja parviflora Bong. |
Bibliography | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math., Seconde Pt. Sci. Nat. 5(2, Bot): 157 (1840) |
Native Range | Alaska to nw. USA |
Primary Biome | Subalpine or Subarctic |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 150-2500m |
Description | leaves ovate to lanceolate, with 1-2 pairs lateral segments, floral bracts pinnatisect, purple, rose or white, flowers 15-30mm long, calyx as coloured as bracts |
Size | 5-40cm |
Color | greenish, yellowish |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Castilleja coccinea Douglas Castilleja desertorum Geyer Castilleja henryae Pennell Castilleja oreopola ssp. albida Pennell Castilleja parviflora var. albida (Pennell) Ownbey Castilleja toluccensis Cham. & Schltdl. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 70 Subarctic America (ASK Alaska, YUK Yukon) 71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, BRC British Columbia) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (WAS Washington) |