Burke: Pedicularis densiflora vs. Pedicularis ornithorhynchos

	Pedicularis densiflora	Pedicularis ornithorhynchos
		duck's-bill, bird's beak lousewort
Habit		Fibrous-rooted perennial with a woody base, the stems 0.5-3 dm. tall, glabrous below the inflorescence.
Leaves		Basal leaves 3-12 cm. long, slightly exceeding the petiole, sub-pinnatifid, the narrow leaflets deeply cleft and often again toothed; cauline leaves few and poorly developed, or wanting.
Flowers		Inflorescence capitate, often with one or two smaller, separate, lower clusters; bracts cleft; calyx lobes 5, short, equal; corolla pinkish-purple, bilabiate, the upper lip hooded, extending at right angles into a straight beak; lower lip 3-lobed; stigma capitate.
Fruits		Capsule glabrous, flattened, curved.

	Pedicularis densiflora	Pedicularis ornithorhynchos
Identification notes		The only other species in our are of a similar reddish color, P. groenlandica, has an elongate inflorescence; P. ornithorhynchus\\'s inflorescence is head-like, about as wide as high.
Flowering time		July-September
Habitat		Subalpine and alpine meadows.
Distribution	[WildflowerSearch map] [BONAP county map]	Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to Washington. [WildflowerSearch map]
Origin		Native
Conservation status		Not of concern
Sibling taxa	P. bracteosa, P. contorta, P. groenlandica, P. ornithorhynchos, P. pulchella, P. racemosa, P. rainierensis	P. bracteosa, P. contorta, P. groenlandica, P. pulchella, P. racemosa, P. rainierensis
Web links	Local floras: CA, OR Local Web sites: CalFlora, CalPhotos, Flora NW, PNW Herbaria, Turner Photog. WildflowerSearch iNaturalist (observations) USDA Plants Database LBJ Wildflower Center SEINet Plants of the World Online Encyclopedia of Life Wikipedia Google Image Search	Local floras: BC, WA Local Web sites: Flora NW, PNW Herbaria, Turner Photog. WildflowerSearch iNaturalist (observations) USDA Plants Database LBJ Wildflower Center SEINet Plants of the World Online Encyclopedia of Life Wikipedia Google Image Search

Pedicularis densiflora

Pedicularis ornithorhynchos

duck's-bill, bird's beak lousewort

Habit

Fibrous-rooted perennial with a woody base, the stems 0.5-3 dm. tall, glabrous below the inflorescence.

Leaves

Basal leaves 3-12 cm. long, slightly exceeding the petiole, sub-pinnatifid, the narrow leaflets deeply cleft and often again toothed;

cauline leaves few and poorly developed, or wanting.

Flowers

Inflorescence capitate, often with one or two smaller, separate, lower clusters;

bracts cleft;

calyx lobes 5, short, equal;

corolla pinkish-purple, bilabiate, the upper lip hooded, extending at right angles into a straight beak; lower lip 3-lobed;

stigma capitate.

Fruits

Capsule glabrous, flattened, curved.

Pedicularis densiflora

Pedicularis ornithorhynchos

Identification notes

The only other species in our are of a similar reddish color, P. groenlandica, has an elongate inflorescence; P. ornithorhynchus\\'s inflorescence is head-like, about as wide as high.

Flowering time

July-September

Habitat

Subalpine and alpine meadows.

Distribution

[WildflowerSearch map]

[BONAP county map]