Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Orobanchaceae

Genus:

Pedicularis

Species:

Pedicularis ramosissima

Growth Characteristics

Life Cycle:

Annual

Growth Habit:

Parasite

Height:

60 cm

Bloom Months:

jul, aug

Bloom Colors:

yellow, purple, red

Wildlife Benefits

Bees:

★☆☆☆☆ Documented bee visitation (GBIF)

Garden & Ecology Notes

Habitat:

Montane, Meadow, Temperate forest

Wildlife Value:

bees

Ecology:

Pedicularis ramosissima is a hemiparasitic plant native to high-elevation forest margins, scrub, and alpine or subalpine meadows in southwestern China (Yunnan, Sichuan). It extracts water and nutrients from host roots using specialized haustoria.

Soil Requirements

Moisture:

moist to wet

Notes:

Grows in moist to seasonally saturated, humus-rich alpine and subalpine soils, often overlying rocky or gravelly substrates.