Family | OROBANCHACEAE |
Genus species | Pedicularis elephantoides Benth. |
Bibliography | Scroph. Ind.: 23 (1835) |
Native Range | ne. Pakistan to w. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 2100-3400m |
Description | basal leaves petiolate, oblong, pinnatisect, segments pinnatifid, crenate-serrate, stem leaves alternate, flowers in long, spiral raceme, corolla 2-3cm |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | pale yellow |
Bloom | summer |
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 |
Territory | 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |