Pedicularis langsdorffii |
Pedicularis pennellii |
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Langsdorf's lousewort, Langsdorff's lousewort |
Pennell's lousewort |
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Habit | Plants 4–30 cm. | Plants 4–30 cm. | ||||
Leaves | basal 0–10, blade elliptic, 10–30 x 3–15 mm, 2-pinnatifid, margins of adjacent lobes nonoverlapping or slightly overlapping distally, serrate, surfaces glabrous; cauline 1–4, blade elliptic, 10–40 x 2–10 mm, 1- or 2-pinnatifid, margins of adjacent lobes nonoverlapping or slightly overlapping distally, serrate, sometimes crenate, surfaces glabrous, sometimes sparsely tomentose. |
basal 0–2, blade elliptic, 1–10 x 1–5 mm, 1-pinnatifid, margins of adjacent lobes nonoverlapping or slightly overlapping distally, dentate, surfaces glabrous; cauline 0–5, blade lanceolate or elliptic to deltate, 7–30 x 1–25 mm, 1- or 2-pinnatifid, margins of adjacent lobes nonoverlapping or slightly overlapping distally, serrate, surfaces glabrous. |
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Racemes | simple, 1–6, exceeding basal leaves, each 10–50-flowered; bracts subulate or linear, 5–25 x 1–10 mm, undivided or 1-pinnatifid, proximal margins entire, distal serrate, surfaces glabrous or sparsely tomentose to tomentose. |
simple or paniculate, 1–3, exceeding basal leaves, each 8–20-flowered; bracts deltate, 5–20 x 10–15 mm, 1- or 2-pinnatifid nearly to midrib, lobes sometimes laciniate, margins serrate, surfaces glabrous. |
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Pedicels | 2.5–5 mm. |
1–1.5 mm. |
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Flowers | calyx 6–11 mm, glabrous or +/- tomentose, lobes 5, triangular, 2–5 mm, apex entire or serrate to dentate, glabrous; corolla 17–25 mm, tube pink or lavender, 11–13 mm; galea pink or lavender, 6–12 mm, beakless, margins entire medially, 1-toothed distally, apex strongly arching over abaxial lip; abaxial lip pink or lavender, 5–8 mm. |
calyx 3.5–8.5 mm, glabrous, lobes 2(–4), triangular, 2–6 mm, apex dentate to 2-dentate, glabrous; corolla 8–16 mm, tube light pink to purple, 5–9 mm; galea bicolored, yellow with purple spots proximally, purple distally, 3–6.5 mm, beakless, margins 1-toothed medially and distally, apex straight to arching slightly over abaxial lip; abaxial lip yellow to pink with purple spots, 3–8 mm. |
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2n | = 16 (Asia). |
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Pedicularis langsdorffii |
Pedicularis pennellii |
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Phenology | Flowering Jun–Aug. | |||||
Habitat | Moist tundras, stream banks, wet terraces, willow thickets, wet meadows, fens, bogs. | |||||
Elevation | 0–500 m. (0–1600 ft.) | |||||
Distribution |
AK; AB; BC; NT; NU; YT; Asia
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AK; BC; Asia |
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Discussion | Subspecies 2 (2 in the flora). Pedicularis langsdorffii may be mistaken for P. hirsuta, P. lanata, and P. sudetica, which have similar growth forms and habitat requirements. Pedicularis langsdorffii generally has larger, pink to lavender corollas with toothed galeas that strongly arch over the abaxial lips in contrast to the smaller, toothless, pink corollas and slightly arching galeas of P. lanata. Pedicularis sudetica has up to five cauline leaves or lacks them. The straight, smaller galeas and pale pink or white corollas of P. hirsuta differentiate it from P. langsdorffii. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Pedicularis palustris and P. pennellii are extensively branched, with branching in P. pennellii more compact and subequal, making it appear shrubby. The branches of P. palustris, in contrast, become progressively shorter distally on the stem, giving the plant a pyramidal appearance. Calder and Taylor recognized subsp. insularis by its smaller or sometimes absent apical teeth on the galea margins. Boivin subsequently reduced it to a variety. Given this minor difference, this taxon (found only on Haida Gwaii [the Queen Charlotte Islands] of British Columbia) is not recognized here. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Source | FNA vol. 17, p. 525. | FNA vol. 17, p. 529. | ||||
Parent taxa | Orobanchaceae > Pedicularis | Orobanchaceae > Pedicularis | ||||
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Synonyms | P. parviflora subsp. pennellii, P. pennellii subsp. insularis, P. pennellii var. insularis | |||||
Name authority | Fischer ex Steven: Mém. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 6: 49, plate 9, fig. 2. (1822) — (as langsdorfii) | Hultén: Fl. Aleut. Isl., 300, plate 14. (1937) | ||||
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