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Pedicularis lanata

Pedicularis lanata subsp. lanata

bumble-bee flower, pédiculaire laineuse, woolly lousewort
Photo is of parent taxon

woolly lousewort
Habit Plants 6–20 cm.
Leaves

basal 2–20, blade lanceolate to oblanceolate, 10–30 x 2–5 mm, 1- or 2-pinnatifid, margins of adjacent lobes nonoverlapping, serrate, surfaces glabrous;

cauline 2–20, blade lanceolate to oblanceolate, 10–40 x 2–5 mm, 1- or 2-pinnatifid, margins of adjacent lobes nonoverlapping, serrate, surfaces glabrous or scattered woolly.
Racemes

simple, 1–4, exceeding basal leaves, each 12–100-flowered;

bracts subulate, 10–40 x 2–5 mm, undivided or 1-pinnatifid, proximal margins entire, distal serrate, proximal surfaces densely woolly, distal glabrous or slightly to densely woolly.
Pedicels

1–2 mm.
Flowers

calyx 5–6 mm, densely woolly, lobes 5, triangular, 1–2 mm, apex entire, long-ciliate;

corolla 14–22 mm, tube pink or reddish purple, 10–15 mm;

galea concolored, pink to reddish purple, 4–7 mm, beakless, margins entire medially and distally, apex arching over abaxial lip;

abaxial lip pink or reddish purple, 4–7 mm.
2n

= 16.

Pedicularis lanata

Pedicularis lanata subsp. lanata
Phenology Flowering May–Aug.
Habitat Grassy alpine and arctic tundras, fellfields, rocky slopes.
Elevation 20–2100 m. (100–6900 ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
AK; MT; AB; BC; NT; NU; QC; YT; Eurasia
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from FNA
AK; MT; AB; BC; NT; NU; QC; YT; Greenland; n Asia
Discussion

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.)

Although Pedicularis lanata has priority, P. kanei (1856) is a synonym that is used commonly for this species. In fact, E. Hultén (1968) in his list of synonyms of P. kanei annotated P. lanata as of American authors. In the same treatment, Hultén listed P. kanei subsp. adamsii, but his distribution map did not show it occurring in North America. H. J. Scoggan (1978–1979) listed P. lanata forma alba Cody based on its white flowers.

The densely woolly inflorescence and bright yellow taproot of Pedicularis lanata are diagnostic. Pedicularis hirsuta, also with a densely woolly inflorescence and similar corolla color, can be confused with P. lanata; however, the galea margins of P. hirsuta are minutely toothed, and the taproots are pale.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 17, p. 524. FNA vol. 17, p. 524.
Parent taxa Orobanchaceae > Pedicularis Orobanchaceae > Pedicularis > Pedicularis lanata
Sibling taxa
P. angustifolia, P. attollens, P. aurantiaca, P. bracteosa, P. canadensis, P. capitata, P. centranthera, P. chamissonis, P. contorta, P. crenulata, P. cystopteridifolia, P. densiflora, P. dudleyi, P. flammea, P. furbishiae, P. groenlandica, P. hirsuta, P. howellii, P. labradorica, P. lanceolata, P. langsdorffii, P. lapponica, P. oederi, P. ornithorhyncha, P. ornithorhynchos, P. palustris, P. parryi, P. parviflora, P. pennellii, P. procera, P. pulchella, P. racemosa, P. rainierensis, P. semibarbata, P. sudetica, P. sylvatica, P. verticillata
Subordinate taxa
P. lanata subsp. lanata
Synonyms P. kanei
Name authority Willdenow ex Chamisso & Schlechtendal: Linnaea 2: 583. (1827) unknown
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