Family | OROBANCHACEAE |
Genus species | Pedicularis porrecta Wall. ex Benth. |
Bibliography | Scroph. Ind.: 52 (1835) |
Native Range | s. Tibet to Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3600-4600m |
Description | stem leaves 1-2 pairs, opposite, pinnatifid, segments oblong, serrate, obtuse, flowers 4-6 in short raceme, corolla ca. 25mm long, sepals obtuse, crenate |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained 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 | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya) |