Pedicularis bracteosa var. flavida

(Pennell) Cronquist

in C. L. Hitchcock et al., Vasc. Pl. Pacif. N.W. 4: 356. 1959.

Endemic
Basionym: Pedicularis flavida Pennell Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 61: 445. 1934
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 17. Treatment on page 516. Mentioned on page 515.

Flowers: calyx slightly hispid, lobes triangular; corolla: tube yellow; galea yellow, 7–11 mm, beakless, apex obtuse; abaxial lip yellow.


Phenology: Flowering late Jun–Sep.
Habitat: Moist, grassy, alpine meadows, edges in coniferous forests.
Elevation: 1400–2400 m.

Discussion

The tip of the galea is more rounded in var. flavida than in plants of var. latifolia. Corollas of var. flavida are yellow and never bicolored like those of var. latifolia. Variety flavida occurs in the Cascade Range from southern Washington to northern California.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
Bruce W. Robart +
(Pennell) Cronquist +
Pedicularis flavida +
Calif. +, Oreg. +  and Wash. +
1400–2400 m. +
Moist, grassy, alpine meadows, edges in coniferous forests. +
Flowering late Jun–Sep. +
in C. L. Hitchcock et al., Vasc. Pl. Pacif. N.W. +
Elephantella +  and Pediculariopsis +
Pedicularis bracteosa var. flavida +
Pedicularis bracteosa +
variety +