Family | OROBANCHACEAE |
Genus species | Pedicularis wallichii Bunge |
Bibliography | Bull. Sci. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg 8: 251 (1841) |
Native Range | s. & se. Tibet to Nepal |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3800-4800m |
Description | stem leaves linear-lanceolate, 2-3cm long, pinnatifid, segments ovate-lanceolate, sinuate-dentate, inflorescence racemose, 2-5-flowered, flowers 20-25mm long |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | purplish red |
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 |
Synonyms | Pedicularis asplenifolia Wall. ex Benth. Pedicularis wallichiana Steud. Pedicularis wallichioides T.Yamaz. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (NEP Nepal) |