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Castilleja parviflora Bong.  
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FamilyOROBANCHACEAE
Genus speciesCastilleja parviflora Bong. 
BibliographyMém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math., Seconde Pt. Sci. Nat. 5(2, Bot): 157 (1840)
Native RangeAlaska to nw. USA
Primary BiomeSubalpine or Subarctic
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude150-2500m
Descriptionleaves 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
Size5-40cm
Colorgreenish, yellowish
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsCastilleja coccinea Douglas
Castilleja desertorum Geyer
Castilleja henryae Pennell
Castilleja oreopola ssp. albida Pennell
Castilleja parviflora var. albida (Pennell) Ownbey
Castilleja toluccensis Cham. & Schltdl.
Territory7 Northern America
     70 Subarctic America (ASK Alaska, YUK Yukon)
     71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, BRC British Columbia)
     73 Northwestern U.S.A. (WAS Washington)
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