Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Chionophila tweedyi (Canby & Rose) L.F.Hend. trib. Cheloneae |
Bibliography | Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 27: 352 (1900) |
Native Range | c. Idaho to sw. Montana |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and scree |
Altitude | 2100-3200m |
Description | glabrous, only in inflorescence glandular, basal leaves oblanceolate, 25-90mm, stem leaves reduced, 1-3 pairs, raceme 4-10-flowered, flowers 9-14mm long, bracts small |
Size | 5-25cm |
Color | pale lavender |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, sunny site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Penstemon tweedyi Canby & Rose Penstemonopsis tweedyi (Canby & Rose) Rydb. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana) |