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bracted lousewort

Habit Erect perennial from coarse, fibrous roots, the stems usually simple, several from the base, up to 1 m. tall; herbage glabrous below the inflorescence.
Leaves

Cauline leaves alternate, numerous, short-petiolate or sessile, pinnatifid, the principal segments distinct, linear-oblong to lanceolate, 1-7 cm. long, somewhat incised and again finely serrate; uppermost leaf segments smaller;

basal leaves similar, but with longer petioles, or wanting.

Flowers

Inflorescence a dense, spike-like raceme;

calyx lobes 5, the upper much the shortest, the others partly attached into 2 lateral segments;

corolla 13-21 mm. long, purple or red to bronze or yellow, bilabiate, the upper lip beakless, hooded, enclosing the 4 stamens, about as long as the tube; the lower lip much shorter, 3-lobed;

stigma capitate.

Fruits

Capsule glabrous, flattened, curved.

Pedicularis attollens

Pedicularis bracteosa

Flowering time June-August
Habitat Common in open forests at moderate to high elevations in the mountains.
Distribution
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Widely distributed throughout the mountainous areas of Washington; British Columbia south to California, east to Montana, Colorado and New Mexico.
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Origin Native
Conservation status Not of concern
Sibling taxa
P. bracteosa, P. contorta, P. groenlandica, P. ornithorhynchos, P. pulchella, P. racemosa, P. rainierensis
P. contorta, P. groenlandica, P. ornithorhynchos, P. pulchella, P. racemosa, P. rainierensis
Subordinate taxa
P. bracteosa var. atrosanguinea, P. bracteosa var. bracteosa, P. bracteosa var. flavida, P. bracteosa var. latifolia, P. bracteosa var. pachyrhiza, P. bracteosa var. siifolia
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