Family | OROBANCHACEAE |
Genus species | Castilleja pallescens (A.Gray) Greenm. |
Bibliography | Bot. Gaz. 25: 266 (1898) |
Native Range | nw. USA to Nevada |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 1500-3200m |
Description | taproot, stems shortly hirsute, leaves linear, 3-5-lobate, acute, lobes linear, inflorescence 4-8cm, bracts lanceolate, 3-5-lobate, corolla straight, 13-23mm |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Castilleja fasciculata A.Nelson Euchroma pallescens Nutt. ex A.Gray Orthocarpus pallescens A.Gray Orthocarpus parryi A.Gray |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (NEV Nevada) |