Pedicularis procera |
Pedicularis angustifolia |
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giant lousewort, Gray's lousewort |
Mogollon Mountain lousewort |
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Habit | Plants 75–150 cm. | Plants 35–55 cm. |
Leaves | basal 2–4, blade lanceolate, 150–250 x 80–120 mm, 2-pinnatifid, margins of adjacent lobes nonoverlapping, entire or serrate, surfaces glabrous or hirsute; cauline 4–10, blade triangular to lanceolate, 60–300 x 5–90 mm, undivided or 1- or 2-pinnatifid, margins of adjacent lobes nonoverlapping, 2-serrate, surfaces glabrous. |
basal 0; cauline 10–20, blade linear to narrowly lanceolate, 15–70 x 1–6 mm, undivided, margins serrate, surfaces glabrous. |
Racemes | simple, sometimes paniculate, 1–3, exceeding basal leaves, each 10–50-flowered; bracts linear or narrowly lanceolate to subulate, 15–80 x 3–8 mm, undivided, proximal margins entire, distal entire or serrate, surfaces hispid to tomentose. |
paniculate or simple or buds present in cauline leaf axils, 3–15, each 2–12-flowered; bracts linear to narrowly lanceolate, 2–70 x 1–6 mm, undivided, proximal margins entire, distal serrate, surfaces glabrous. |
Pedicels | 0–1 mm. |
1.5–4.5 mm. |
Flowers | calyx 10–15 mm, hispid to hirsute, lobes 5, triangular, 4–7 mm, apex entire, ciliate; corolla 22–30 mm, tube light yellow, greenish yellow, or light pink, 10–15 mm; galea light yellow, greenish yellow, or light pink, with purple to red veins, 9–15 mm, beakless, margins entire medially, 1-toothed distally, apex arching over abaxial lip; abaxial lip light yellow or light pink, with purple veins, 9–15 mm. |
calyx 5.5–8.5 mm, glabrous, lobes 2, triangular, 0.5–1 mm, apex entire, glabrous; corolla 12–20 mm, tube yellow, 4–10 mm; galea yellow, 8–11 mm, beakless, margins entire medially, 1-toothed distally, apex arching over abaxial lip; abaxial lip yellow, 6–8 mm. |
2n | = 32. |
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Pedicularis procera |
Pedicularis angustifolia |
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Phenology | Flowering Jul–Aug. | Flowering Jul–Aug. |
Habitat | Moist alpine meadows, aspen groves. | Moist forested ridges and slopes. |
Elevation | 2400–4000 m. (7900–13100 ft.) | 2000–3000 m. (6600–9800 ft.) |
Distribution |
AZ; CO; NM; SD; UT; WY
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NM; Mexico (Chihuahua, Durango, Michoacán) |
Discussion | Although Pedicularis grayi A. Nelson appears in older floras, the name is superfluous and illegitimate. Pedicularis procera Adams ex Steven 1822 is invalid. Pedicularis procera is the tallest species of Pedicularis in North America. Because the leaves closely resemble those of P. bracteosa, smaller plants can be easily mistaken for this species. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Plants of Pedicularis angustifolia have two-lobed calyces, undivided linear leaves, and branched or unbranched inflorescences. The beakless galea has a single tooth on each abaxial margin at the distal tip of the galea apex. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 17, p. 529. | FNA vol. 17, p. 513. |
Parent taxa | Orobanchaceae > Pedicularis | Orobanchaceae > Pedicularis |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | P. angustissima | |
Name authority | A. Gray: Amer. J. Sci. Arts, ser. 2, 34: 251. (1862) | Bentham: Pl. Hartw., 22. (1839) |
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