Pedicularis langsdorffii subsp. arctica

(R. Brown) Pennell ex Hultén

Ark. Bot., n. s. 7: 122. 1968.

Basionym: Pedicularis arctica R. Brown Chlor. Melvill., 22. 1823
Synonyms: P. langsdorffii var. arctica (R. Brown) Polunin
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 17. Treatment on page 525. Mentioned on page 526.

Racemes: bracts moreorless tomentose. Flowers: calyx moreorless tomentose. 2n = 16.


Phenology: Flowering Jun–Jul.
Habitat: Moist heath, grassy or rocky meadows, dry arctic and alpine tundras, moist stream banks.
Elevation: 0–1800 m.

Distribution

Greenland, Alta., B.C., N.W.T., Nunavut, Yukon, Alaska, Asia

Discussion

Citing N. Polunin (1940), S. G. Aiken et al. (2007) reiterated that subsp. arctica grades into Pedicularis hirsuta. L. W. Macior (1975) showed partial fertility between P. langsdorffii and P. lanata, another species with densely lanate inflorescences. The apparent absence of strong reproductive barriers suggests the status of these taxa as species might be questioned and may explain the apparent character overlap between subsp. arctica and subsp. langsdorffii.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
lavender +  and pink +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
beakless +  and beaked +
dentate +, serrate +  and entire +
Bruce W. Robart +
(R. Brown) Pennell ex Hultén +
Pedicularis arctica +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
2-pinnatifid;1-pinnatifid;2-pinnatifid +
not leathery +  and not fleshy +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
1-pinnatifid +, undivided +, linear +  and subulate +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
tubular +, campanulate +  and symmetric +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br />) +
fleshy +  and woody +
whorled +  and alternate +
white +, yellow +, red +, purple +  and pink +
cylindric +
1.7 cm17 mm <br />0.017 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
Greenland +, Alta. +, B.C. +, N.W.T. +, Nunavut +, Yukon +, Alaska +  and Asia +
0–1800 m. +
hairy +  and glabrous +
2 +  and 1 +
indehiscent +, septicidal +, loculicidal +  and dehiscence +
lavender +  and pink +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
Moist heath, grassy or rocky meadows, dry arctic and alpine tundras, moist stream banks. +
axillary +  and terminal +
spiral +, whorled +, alternate +  and opposite +
deciduous +
basal +  and cauline +
triangular +
entire +  and serrate +
overlapping +  and nonoverlapping +
1-toothed +  and crenate +
tenuinucellate +  and unitegmic +
campylotropous-like +
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Flowering Jun–Jul. +
Ark. Bot., n. s. +
10-50-flowered;simple +
tan;brown;tan;brown;dark gray +
5 +  and 100 +
5 +  and 2 +
subequal +
aerial +  and subterranean +
woolly +, villous +, hispid +  and glabrous +
sparsely tomentose;tomentose +
P. langsdorffii var. arctica +
Pedicularis langsdorffii subsp. arctica +
Pedicularis langsdorffii +
subspecies +
lavender;pink +
1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br /> (1.3 cm13 mm <br />0.013 m <br />) +