Pedicularis densiflora |
Pedicularis rainierensis |
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Mt. Rainier lousewort |
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Habit | Coarsely fibrous-rooted perennial, the clustered stems 1.5-4 dm. high, glabrous below the villous inflorescence. | |
Leaves | Basal leaves 5-15 cm. long, the blade longer than the petiole, up to 3 cm. wide, pinnate, the leaflets sharply incised and often again toothed; cauline leaves similar, several, reduced upward and becoming sessile. |
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Flowers | Inflorescence a spike-like raceme, the bracts toothed; calyx lobes 5, tapered, the upper the shortest, the others partly united into 2 lateral pairs; corolla pale creamy-yellow, 1.5 cm. long, bilabiate, the upper lip about equaling the tube, hooded but beakless; lower lip small, 3-lobed; stigma capitate. |
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Fruits | Capsule glabrous, flattened, curved. |
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Pedicularis densiflora |
Pedicularis rainierensis |
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Flowering time | July-August | |
Habitat | Moist alpine meadows. | |
Distribution | Endemic to Mount Rainier National Park area in Washington.
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Origin | Native | |
Conservation status | Sensitive in Washington (WANHP) | |
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