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Pedicularis flammea L.  
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FamilyOROBANCHACEAE
Genus speciesPedicularis flammea L. 
BibliographySp. Pl. 1: 609 (1753)
Native Rangen. Europe, Subarctic America to Canada
Primary BiomeSubarctic
Habitattundra
Altitude0-2500m
Descriptionbasal leaves lanceolate, pinnatisect, segments broadly ovate, sharply dentate, glabrous, flowers in lax raceme, corolla 10-12mm long, galea dark red
Size2-20cm
Coloryellow
Bloomsummer
Ca+
Typeperennial
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C
division in spring just as young growth commences
SynonymsPedicularis flammea f. flavescens Polunin
Territory1 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)
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