Family | OROBANCHACEAE |
Genus species | Pedicularis cephalantha Franch. ex Maxim. |
Bibliography | Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, sér. 3, 32: 540 (1888) |
Native Range | sc. China (nw. Yunnan) |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 4000-4900m |
Description | basal leaves petiolate, elliptic-oblong, 6-8cm, glabrous, pinnatisect, segments ovate, pinnatifid, spinulose-dentate, inflorescence subcapitate, few flowered, flowers 18-23mm |
Size | 12-20cm |
Color | dark red, purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C division in spring just as young growth commences |
Synonyms | Pedicularis cephalantha var. typica H.L.Li |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) |