Family | BORAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Hydrophyllum occidentale (S.Watson) A.Gray |
Bibliography | Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 10: 314 (1875) |
Native Range | w. USA |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | thickets and woods |
Altitude | 100-3000m |
Description | scabrous hirsute, stem leaves 7-15, pinnatilobate, flowers in compact inflorescence |
Size | 5-60cm |
Color | lilac, white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C division in spring and early fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Hydrophyllum macrophyllum var. occidentale S.Watson Hydrophyllum occidentale var. watsonii A.Gray Hydrophyllum watsonii (A.Gray) Rydb. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, ORE Oregon) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, CAL California, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) |