Pedicularis crenulata
Benth.
Meadow lousewort, Scalloped leaved lousewort
Pedicularis crenulata is a perennial herb (hemiparasitic) that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
California Rare Plant Rank:
2B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA; common elsewhere)
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Orobanchaceae
(Scrophulariaceae) - Pedicularis
Bloom Period
one or more occurrenceswithin a 7.5-minute quadrangle
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Jepson eFlora section:
eudicot
USDA PLANTS group:
Dicot
Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands
meadows
wetland-riparian, Meadows and seeps
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[floranorthamerica.org] Habitat, Unique Features: Pedicularis crenulata is abundant in moist swales of alpine to subalpine sagebrush meadows of the mid to southern Rocky Mountains, as well as California and Nevada, where large populations with their reddish violet flowers create a distinctive swath across the otherwise green landscape. The undivided, nearly linear leaves with two-crenate margins are unique among North American species of Pedicularis. The galea bears a single apical tooth on each abaxial margin at the distal tip. Other species with the combination of two calyx lobes and undivided, linear to nearly linear leaves are P. angustifolia and P. racemosa. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)
