Pedicularis bracteosa var. pachyrhiza

(Pennell) Cronquist

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

Common names: Blue Mountains lousewort
Endemic
Basionym: Pedicularis pachyrhiza Pennell Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 61: 445. 1934
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 17. Treatment on page 516. Mentioned on page 515.

Flowers: calyx tomentose, lobes triangular; corolla: tube yellow; galea yellow, 8–9 mm, beakless, apex obtuse; abaxial lip yellow.


Phenology: Flowering Jul–Aug.
Habitat: Damp openings and edges in coniferous forests.
Elevation: 1000–2200 m.

Discussion

Variety pachyrhiza occurs in the Blue and Wallowa mountains of eastern Washington and Oregon; except for its wider leaf lobes, it is indistinguishable from var. flavida or var. latifolia.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
Bruce W. Robart +
(Pennell) Cronquist +
Pedicularis pachyrhiza +
Blue Mountains lousewort +
Oreg. +  and Wash. +
1000–2200 m. +
Damp openings and edges in coniferous forests. +
Flowering Jul–Aug. +
in C. L. Hitchcock et al., Vasc. Pl. Pacif. N.W. +
Elephantella +  and Pediculariopsis +
Pedicularis bracteosa var. pachyrhiza +
Pedicularis bracteosa +
variety +