Family | OROBANCHACEAE |
Genus species | Pedicularis flammea L. |
Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 609 (1753) |
Native Range | n. Europe, Subarctic America to Canada |
Primary Biome | Subarctic |
Habitat | tundra |
Altitude | 0-2500m |
Description | basal leaves lanceolate, pinnatisect, segments broadly ovate, sharply dentate, glabrous, flowers in lax raceme, corolla 10-12mm long, galea dark red |
Size | 2-20cm |
Color | yellow |
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 flammea f. flavescens Polunin |
Territory | 1 Europe 10 Northern Europe (ICE Iceland, NOR Norway, SWE Sweden) 7 Northern America 70 Subarctic America (GNL Greenland, NUN Nunavut, NWT Northwest Territories) 71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, MAN Manitoba) 72 Eastern Canada (LAB Labrador, NFL Newfoundland, ONT Ontario, QUE Québec) |