Family | OROBANCHACEAE |
Genus species | Pedicularis centranthera A.Gray |
Bibliography | Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound. [W.H.Emory] 2(1): 120 (1859) |
Native Range | w. USA to New Mexico |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 1300-2500m |
Description | glabrous, basal leaves 6-20cm, lanceolate, pinnate, segments 13-25, oblong, crenate to lobate, inflorescence 3-10cm long, flowers 30-42mm long |
Size | 4-12cm |
Color | pale purple |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C division in spring just as young growth commences |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, ORE Oregon) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, CAL California, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |