Pedicularis attollens |
Pedicularis bracteosa |
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bracted lousewort |
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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. |
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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. |
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Fruits | Capsule glabrous, flattened, curved. |
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Pedicularis attollens |
Pedicularis bracteosa |
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Flowering time | June-August | |
Habitat | Common in open forests at moderate to high elevations in the mountains. | |
Distribution | 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 | |
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