Family | OROBANCHACEAE |
Genus species | Castilleja hyperborea Pennell |
Bibliography | Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 86: 532 (1934) |
Native Range | Alaska to nw. British Columbia |
Primary Biome | Subarctic |
Habitat | tundra |
Altitude | 0-2200m |
Description | taproot, stems apically densely white hirsute, leaves linear, trilobate, lobes linear, acuminate, inflorescence 2-11cm, bracts lanceolate, 3-5-lobate, corolla 1-2cm |
Size | 7-25cm |
Color | yellow, green |
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 spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Castilleja kuschei Eastw. Castilleja villosissima Pennell |
Territory | 7 Northern America 70 Subarctic America (ASK Alaska, NWT Northwest Territories, YUK Yukon) 71 Western Canada (BRC British Columbia) |