Family | OROBANCHACEAE |
Genus species | Castilleja pulchella Rydb. |
Bibliography | Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 34: 40 (1907) |
Native Range | w. Montana to ne. Utah |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 1800-3500m |
Description | thin taproot, stems adpressed hirsute, leaves linear, 3-5-lobate, acute, lobes linear, acute, inflorescence 2-7cm, ovate, corolla straight, 17-22mm |
Size | 5-12cm |
Color | yellow, green |
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 spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Castilleja pulchella var. acutina E.H.Kelso |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (UTA Utah) |