Family | OROBANCHACEAE |
Genus species | Pedicularis tuberosa L. |
Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 610 (1753) |
Native Range | Alps, Pyrenees, Apennines |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland and scree |
Altitude | 1000-2400m |
Description | stems hirsute, leaves glabrous, pinnatisect, segments pinnatifid, flowers in capitate spike, bracts pinnatifid, calyx villose, corolla to 2cm long |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | pale yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C division in spring just as young growth commences |
Synonyms | Pedicularis adscendens Hoppe & Sternb. Pedicularis flavissima Gand. Pedicularis morasii Fiori Pedicularis sumana Pollini Pedicularis tuberosa var. minor Gaudin Pedicularis uncinata Poir. |
Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy) |