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Pedicularis ornithorhynchos Benth.  
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FamilyOROBANCHACEAE
Genus speciesPedicularis ornithorhynchos Benth. 
BibliographyFl. Bor.-Amer. [W.J.Hooker] 2: 18 (1834)
Native RangeAlaska to Washington
Primary BiomeSubalpine or Subarctic
Habitatgrassland
Altitude200-2400m
Descriptionbasal leaves lanceolate, 1-2-pinnatifid, entire or serrate, glabrous, stem leaves lanceolate, pinnatifid, raceme simple, 4-15-flowered, calyx tomentose, corolla 12-15mm
Size10-25cm
Colorblue
Bloomsummer, autumn
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 nasuta Bong.
Pedicularis pedicellata Bunge
Pedicularis subnuda Benth.
Territory7 Northern America
     70 Subarctic America (ASK Alaska)
     71 Western Canada (BRC British Columbia)
     73 Northwestern U.S.A. (WAS Washington)
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