Pedicularis centranthera |
Pedicularis aurantiaca |
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dwarf lousewort, Great Basin lousewort |
Indian warrior |
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Habit | Plants 4–12 cm. | Plants 10–50 cm. | ||||
Leaves | basal 6–8, blade elliptic or spatulate, 35–120 x 10–30 mm, undivided or 1- or 2-pinnatifid, margins of adjacent lobes nonoverlapping or extensively overlapping distally, entire or 1- or 2-serrate, surfaces glabrous or scattered abaxial glands; cauline 0–4, blade elliptic, sometimes lanceolate, 20–110 x 5–30 mm, 1- or 2-pinnatifid, margins of adjacent lobes overlapping distally, 1- or 2-serrate, surfaces glabrous. |
basal 1–10, blade lanceolate, 30–200 x 20–70 mm, 2-pinnatifid, margins of adjacent lobes nonoverlapping or extensively overlapping distally, 1-serrate, surfaces glabrous, hispid, or downy, abaxial veins downy; cauline 4–20, blade lanceolate, 15–250 x 5–100 mm, 2-pinnatifid, margins of adjacent lobes nonoverlapping or extensively overlapping distally, serrate, surfaces glabrous or hispid to downy. |
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Racemes | simple, 1–4, not exceeding basal leaves, each 8–14-flowered; bracts spatulate, 40–60 x 3–6 mm, undivided proximally, undivided or 1-pinnatifid distally, proximal margins entire, distal 1- or 2-serrate, surfaces glabrous, sometimes arachnoid along main veins. |
simple, 1–5, exceeding basal leaves, each 10–50-flowered; bracts lanceolate, 10–35 x 3–5 mm, undivided to pinnatifid distally, proximal margins entire, surfaces glabrous. |
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Pedicels | 1–5 mm. |
2–4 mm. |
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Flowers | calyx 17–22 mm, glabrous, lobes 5, narrowly triangular, 4–7 mm, apex entire or serrate, glabrous or ciliate; corolla 28–40 mm, tube white or pale purple, 15–30 mm; galea white or pale purple, apically sometimes dark violet to purple, 13–15 mm, beakless, margins entire medially and distally, apex arching over abaxial lip; abaxial lip purple, 1–4 mm. |
calyx 12–24 mm, downy, lobes 5, narrowly triangular, 5.5–7.5 mm, apex entire, ciliate; corolla 23–43 mm, tube dark red, purple, or orange-yellow, 9–17 mm; galea dark red, purple, or orange-yellow, 14–26 mm, beakless, margins entire medially and distally, apex straight; abaxial lip dark red, purple, or orange-yellow, 3–7 mm. |
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Pedicularis centranthera |
Pedicularis aurantiaca |
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Phenology | Flowering Apr–Jun. | |||||
Habitat | Mixed coniferous forests. | |||||
Elevation | 600–2100 m. (2000–6900 ft.) | |||||
Distribution |
AZ; CA; CO; NM; NV; OR; UT
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CA; OR |
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Discussion | Varieties 2 (2 in the flora). The leaves of Pedicularis centranthera exceed the inflorescence, giving the impression that the cauline leaves are basal. Proximalmost basal leaves are distinct: brown, membranous, and spatulate with undivided and entire margins. Pedicularis semibarbata has similar basal leaves. Pedicularis centranthera occurs in evergreen forests, often under pinyon pine, juniper, ponderosa pine, and yellow pine. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Pedicularis aurantiaca is distinguished from P. densiflora by smaller abaxial lip lobes and longer calyces. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Key |
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Source | FNA vol. 17, p. 518. | FNA vol. 17, p. 514. | ||||
Parent taxa | Orobanchaceae > Pedicularis | Orobanchaceae > Pedicularis | ||||
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Synonyms | P. densiflora subsp. aurantiaca | |||||
Name authority | A. Gray: in W. H. Emory, Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound. 2(1): 120. (1859) | (E. F. Sprague) Monfils & Prather: Madroño 54: 311. (2008) | ||||
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