Mytnik Edera ( Latin: Pedicularis oederi ) is a perennial herb, a species of the genus Mytnik of the family Zarazikhovyh ( Orobanchaceae ). The species name is given in honor of the German botanist and physician Georg Christian Eder (1728-1791).
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 General view of a flowering plant. Rondane National Park, Norway | ||||||||||||||
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| Pedicularis oederi vahl |
Description
Perennial herb with a stem height of 5 to 15 cm. Basal petiolate leaves with deeply incised plates. Flowers on short pedicels , sitting in the axils of bracts. Corolla yellow 20-25 mm long. Helmet in front of red-brown color, without nose.
It blooms from June to August.
Distribution and Ecology
It has an arcto-alpine distribution in Eurasia and North America . Prefers fine-grained and gravelly-fine-grained substrates.
Literature
- Xaver Finkenzeller: Alpenblumen , München 2003, ISBN 3-576-11482-3
- Fischer, MA, Adler, W. & Oswald K.: Exkursionsflora für Österreich, Liechtenstein und Südtirol, Linz , 2005 ISBN 3-85474-140-5