Family | OROBANCHACEAE |
Genus species | Pedicularis ornithorhynchos Benth. |
Bibliography | Fl. Bor.-Amer. [W.J.Hooker] 2: 18 (1834) |
Native Range | Alaska to Washington |
Primary Biome | Subalpine or Subarctic |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 200-2400m |
Description | basal leaves lanceolate, 1-2-pinnatifid, entire or serrate, glabrous, stem leaves lanceolate, pinnatifid, raceme simple, 4-15-flowered, calyx tomentose, corolla 12-15mm |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | summer, autumn |
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 nasuta Bong. Pedicularis pedicellata Bunge Pedicularis subnuda Benth. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 70 Subarctic America (ASK Alaska) 71 Western Canada (BRC British Columbia) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (WAS Washington) |