Pedicularis lanata
Pedicularis dudleyi
bumble-bee flower, pédiculaire laineuse, woolly lousewort
Dudley's lousewort
basal 2–12, blade elliptic to lanceolate, 30–260 x 40–60 mm, 2-pinnatifid, margins of adjacent lobes nonoverlapping or slightly overlapping distally, serrate, surfaces glabrous;
cauline 1–5, blade elliptic to lanceolate, 70–120 x 10–40 mm, 1- or 2-pinnatifid, margins of adjacent lobes nonoverlapping or slightly overlapping distally, serrate, surfaces glabrous.
simple, 1–3, exceeding basal leaves, each 6–20-flowered;
bracts lanceolate, 5–15 x 3–5 mm, undivided, proximal margins entire, distal serrate, surfaces glabrous.
2–3 mm.
calyx 10–14 mm, tomentose, lobes 5, triangular, 5–7 mm, apex entire, glabrous;
corolla 18–22 mm, tube pinkish, rarely white, 8–13 mm;
galea pink to lavender, rarely white, 10–11 mm, beakless, margins entire medially and distally, apex arching over abaxial lip;
abaxial lip lavender, 4–7 mm.
= 16.
Pedicularis lanata
Pedicularis dudleyi
Subspecies 4 (1 in the flora).
E. Hultén (1967) listed three subspecies of Pedicularis lanata, subspp. adamsii (Hultén) Hultén, dasyantha (Hadač) Hultén, and pallasii (Vvedensky) Hultén, as occurring in Eurasia; only subsp. lanata is found in North America.
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Shapes of flowers and leaves of Pedicularis dudleyi are similar to those of P. semibarbata; P. dudleyi has larger vegetative features. Floral features that set P. dudleyi apart include a 10–14 mm calyx and pink to purple corolla versus a 7–9 mm calyx and pale yellow corolla in P. semibarbata.
Pedicularis dudleyi occurs in the coastal mountains of central California in Monterey, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, and Santa Cruz counties.
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
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