Pedicularis sudetica
Pedicularis parryi
fernweed, Oeder's lousewort, sudetan lousewort, sudeten lousewort, sudetic lousewort
Parry's lousewort
basal 1–20, blade elliptic to lanceolate, 10–110 x 3–26 mm, 1- or 2-pinnatifid, margins of adjacent lobes nonoverlapping or slightly overlapping distally, serrate, surfaces glabrous;
cauline 0–5, blade lanceolate to elliptic, 20–90 x 2–20 mm, 1- or 2-pinnatifid, margins of adjacent lobes nonoverlapping or slightly overlapping distally, 1- or 2-serrate, surfaces glabrous, some hairs along veins on abaxial surface.
basal 4–20, blade elliptic or lanceolate to oblanceolate, 10–70 x 3–15 mm, 1-pinnatifid, margins of adjacent lobes nonoverlapping or slightly overlapping distally, 1- or 2-serrate, surfaces glabrous;
cauline 0–20, blade lanceolate, 10–50 x 2–10 mm, 1-pinnatifid, margins of adjacent lobes nonoverlapping or slightly overlapping distally, serrate, surfaces glabrous or tomentose.
simple, 1–4, exceeding basal leaves, each 10–50-flowered;
bracts linear to subulate or trullate, 2–15 x 1–4 mm, undivided with or without long auricles, or 1-pinnatifid, margins entire, serrate, or serrulate, surfaces glabrous, white- or yellowish white-lanate, or sparsely pilose.
simple, 1–10, exceeding basal leaves, each 5–50-flowered;
bracts subulate to trullate, 10–25 x 8–10 mm, undivided or +/- lobed, proximal margins entire, distal serrate or crenate, surfaces glabrous or tomentose.
1–2.5 mm.
2–3 mm.
calyx 7–13 mm, glabrous, white-lanate, yellowish white-lanate, or sparsely pilose, lobes 5, subulate or triangular, 1.5–5 mm, apex entire, crenulate, or serrulate, glabrous, sometimes ciliate;
corolla 16–21 mm, tube pink, purple, or magenta, 9–11 mm;
galea purple, magenta, or bicolored, 7–12 mm, beakless, margins entire medially, 1-toothed or entire distally, apex arching over abaxial lip;
abaxial lip white or pink with purple spots, purple, or magenta, 4–8 mm.
calyx 6–10 mm, glabrous or tomentose, lobes 5, triangular to deltate, 1–3 mm, apex entire, glabrous;
corolla 14–22 mm, tube white, yellowish, or light purple to purple, 7–15 mm;
galea white, yellowish, or light purple to purple, 7–10 mm, beaked, beak straight, 5–8 mm, margins entire medially and distally, apex extending beyond abaxial lip;
abaxial lip white, yellowish, or light purple to purple, 4–9 mm.
= 16.
Pedicularis sudetica
Pedicularis parryi
Subspecies 6 (5 in the flora).
Pedicularis sudetica is a difficult complex. Hultén employed the degree of lobing on subtending floral bracts, length of corolla tubes, and inflorescence vestiture in recognizing eight infraspecific taxa. U. Molau and D. F. Murray (1996) emphasized presence or absence of spots on the abaxial lip, inflorescence vestiture, length of petioles and calyx, and ecological features to define four species, subsuming several of Hultén’s other subspecific taxa into these species. According to Molau and Murray, P. sudetica in the narrow sense is a morphologically distinct, disjunct taxon endemic to the Sudeten Mountains of central Europe, but part of the broader circumscription by Hultén (1961, 1964), which is treated here as the sixth subspecies.
U. Molau and D. F. Murray (1996) did not include subsp. scopulorum in their analysis, noting only that teeth are virtually absent on the galea of Pedicularis scopulorum. Presence or absence of apical teeth on the margins of the galea often distinguishes species in other Pedicularis taxa. Because teeth are sometimes present in this taxon, it is treated here as one of the five North American subspecies in the broad sense of P. sudetica. A recent molecular study confirms its close relationship to other members of the complex (B. W. Robart et al. 2015).
When comparing the two alternative taxonomies, the treatment by U. Molau and D. F. Murray (1996) is easier to apply. Close inspection of specimens identified as these species often reveals combinations of traits attributable to more than one taxon; Molau and Murray reported finding hybridization common between Pedicularis albolabiata and P. arctoeuropaea, and P. albolabiata and P. pacifica where habitats overlap, indicating that reproductive isolation is not complete. Recognition of these taxa as varieties may be more appropriate considering the broad geographic overlap where the few distinguishing features tend to intergrade. They are treated here, however, as subspecies. The following key is modified from Molau and Murray.
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Subspecies 3 (3 in the flora).
Pedicularis parryi is characterized by a domed galea with a conical beak and light green calyces and floral bracts with dark purple stripes. The beaked galea extends well beyond the expanded lobes of the abaxial lip.
Pedicularis parryi is an alpine complex. Corolla color, number of cauline leaves, and bract margin variation are important features differentiating infraspecific taxa within P. parryi (G. D. Carr 1971, from which the following key is adapted).
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
1. Calyx lobe margins entire distally. | → 2 |
2. Calyx lobes subulate; Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Ontario, Yukon, Alaska. | subsp. interior |
2. Calyx lobes triangular; Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming. | subsp. scopulorum |
1. Calyx lobe margins crenulate or serrulate distally. | → 3 |
3. Corollas: abaxial lips purple-spotted. | → 4 |
4. Corollas: galeas bicolored; abaxial lips white, rarely pink; calyces and bracts glabrous or white-lanate. | subsp. albolabiata |
4. Corollas: galeas not bicolored; abaxial lips magenta; calyces and bracts yellowish white-lanate, rarely glabrous. | subsp. arctoeuropaea |
3. Corollas: abaxial lips not purple-spotted. | → 5 |
5. Calyces and bracts white-lanate, calyx lobe margins entire or serrulate distally. | subsp. interior |
5. Calyces and bracts glabrous or sparsely pilose, calyx lobe margins serrulate distally. | subsp. pacifica |
1. Corolla tubes +/- purple; calyces tomentose. | subsp. purpurea |
1. Corolla tubes white or yellowish; calyces glabrous. | → 2 |
2. Cauline leaves (0 or)1–6; bract margins entire or +/- crenate. | subsp. parryi |
2. Cauline leaves 5–20; bract margins +/- serrate. | subsp. mogollonica |
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