Burke: Pedicularis densiflora vs. Pedicularis racemosa

	Pedicularis densiflora	Pedicularis racemosa
		leafy lousewort, sickletop lousewort
Habit		Glabrous, fibrous-rooted perennial from a woody base, the stems clustered, 1.5-5 dm. tall.
Leaves		Leaves alternate, the lowermost much reduced, the others well-distributed along the stems, sub-sessile, lanceolate to linear-oblong, 4-10 cm. long and 5-15 mm. wide, doubly serrate, the secondary teeth inconspicuous.
Flowers		Inflorescence a lax, elongate raceme, the lower flowers often in the leaf axils, the middle and upper bracts progressively smaller and less leaf-like; calyx deeply cleft below into 2 oblique, broad-based segments, each with an acuminate tip; corolla purplish-pink to white, 1-1.5 cm. long, bilabiate, the hooded upper lip strongly arched and tapering into a slender, down-curved beak which often touches the prominent, shallowly3-lobed lower lip; stigma capitate.
Fruits		Capsule glabrous, flattened, curved.

	Pedicularis densiflora	Pedicularis racemosa
Identification notes		Pedicularis racemosa is the only species in our area that does not have pinnate or pinnatifid leaves.
Flowering time		June-September
Habitat		Coniferous forests at mid-elevations in the mountains.
Distribution	[WildflowerSearch map] [BONAP county map]	Widely distributed across Washington; British Columbia south to California, east to Montana, Colorado and New Mexico. [WildflowerSearch map] [BONAP county 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. ornithorhynchos, P. pulchella, P. rainierensis
Subordinate taxa		P. racemosa var. alba, P. racemosa var. racemosa
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, CA, OR, WA 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

Pedicularis densiflora

Pedicularis racemosa

leafy lousewort, sickletop lousewort

Habit

Glabrous, fibrous-rooted perennial from a woody base, the stems clustered, 1.5-5 dm. tall.

Leaves

Leaves alternate, the lowermost much reduced, the others well-distributed along the stems, sub-sessile, lanceolate to linear-oblong, 4-10 cm. long and 5-15 mm. wide, doubly serrate, the secondary teeth inconspicuous.

Flowers

Inflorescence a lax, elongate raceme, the lower flowers often in the leaf axils, the middle and upper bracts progressively smaller and less leaf-like;

calyx deeply cleft below into 2 oblique, broad-based segments, each with an acuminate tip;

corolla purplish-pink to white, 1-1.5 cm. long, bilabiate, the hooded upper lip strongly arched and tapering into a slender, down-curved beak which often touches the prominent, shallowly3-lobed lower lip;

stigma capitate.

Fruits

Capsule glabrous, flattened, curved.