Family | OROBANCHACEAE |
Genus species | Castilleja viscida Rydb. |
Bibliography | Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 34: 38 (1907) |
Native Range | wc. USA |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2100-3400m |
Description | stems simple, leaves broadly lanceolate, 1-4cm, 3-5-lobate, acute, bracts 2-12cm, red or orange, 3-5-lobate, acute, corolla 26-31mm |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Castilleja applegatei var. viscida (Rydb.) Ownbey |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (UTA Utah) |