Flora of North America species comparison

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Pedicularis lanata

Pedicularis palustris

bumble-bee flower, pédiculaire laineuse, woolly lousewort

European purple lousewort, European purple or marsh lousewort, marsh redrattle, pédiculaire des marais

Pedicularis lanata

Pedicularis palustris
Distribution
from FNA
AK; MT; AB; BC; NT; NU; QC; YT; Eurasia
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from FNA
NF; NS; QC; Eurasia
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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.)

Subspecies 4 (1 in the flora).

Four subspecies of Pedicularis palustris have been designated in Europe; North American material appears to be subsp. palustris.

The overall form and habit of Pedicularis palustris are very similar to those of P. pennellii. Inflorescences of both species consist of paniculate racemes, and galea margins have two sets of paired teeth, one set medial and the other distal.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 17, p. 524. FNA vol. 17, p. 527.
Parent taxa Orobanchaceae > Pedicularis Orobanchaceae > Pedicularis
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
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. lanata, P. lanceolata, P. langsdorffii, P. lapponica, P. oederi, P. ornithorhyncha, P. ornithorhynchos, 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
P. palustris subsp. palustris
Name authority Willdenow ex Chamisso & Schlechtendal: Linnaea 2: 583. (1827) Linnaeus: Sp. Pl. 2: 607. (1753)
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