Pedicularis parviflora

Smith in A. Rees

Cycl. 26: Pedicularis no. 4. 1813.

Common names: Small-flowered lousewort pédiculaire parviflore
Endemic
Synonyms: Pedicularis macrodontis Richardson
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 17. Treatment on page 528. Mentioned on page 512, 529.

Plants 7–65 cm. Leaves: basal 0–2, blade elliptic, 3–7 x 2–5 mm, 1-pinnatifid or 2-pinnatifid, margins of adjacent lobes nonoverlapping or slightly overlapping distally, dentate, surfaces glabrous; cauline 0–12, blade lanceolate or elliptic to deltate, 5–50 x 3–20 mm, 1-pinnatifid or 2-pinnatifid, margins of adjacent lobes nonoverlapping or slightly overlapping distally, serrate, surfaces glabrous. Racemes simple or paniculate, 1–4, exceeding basal leaves, each 3–12-flowered; bracts deltate to trullate, 5–30 x 3–15 mm, 1-pinnatifid or 2-pinnatifid, margins serrate, surfaces glabrous or slightly arachnoid. Pedicels 1–2.5 mm. Flowers: calyx 5.5–8 mm, glabrous, lobes 2 (–4), deltate, 2–3.5 mm, apex pinnatifid, sometimes 2-fid into triangular lobes, entire, glabrous; corolla 8–16 mm, tube light pink to purple, 5–11 mm; galea purple, 3–6 mm, beakless, margins 1-toothed medially, entire distally, apex arching slightly over abaxial lip; abaxial lip pink to purple, sometimes purple-spotted, 2–5 mm.


Phenology: Flowering Jun–Aug.
Habitat: Muskegs, boggy flood plains, gravel stream bars, moist meadows, sedge meadows, fens, bogs, black spruce-tamarack wetlands.
Elevation: 0–900 m.

Distribution

Alta., B.C., Man., N.W.T., Nunavut, Ont., Sask., Yukon, Alaska.

Discussion

Pedicularis parviflora belongs to a complex of taxa [including P. parviflora var. macrodontis (Richardson) S. L. Welsh, and P. pennellii] that have traditionally been treated as species, subspecies, or varieties. Two features unite this group: a highly branched paniculate raceme and a tooth on each medial margin of the galea covered with pyriform glands on the inner surface. Lack of apical teeth sets P. parviflora apart from P. palustris and P. pennellii, which have both sets of teeth.

The distinction of Pedicularis macrodontis is not clear. With a galea that lacks apical teeth, it is clearly associated with P. parviflora, but there are no unique characters to set it apart as a distinct species; all foliar and floral features are very similar. A number of intermediate specimens were seen, suggesting a lack of reproductive barriers; treatment as a variety of P. parviflora, following S. L. Welsh (1974), may be warranted, but further research is required before recognizing it as a taxon.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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purple-spotted +, pink +  and purple +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
beakless +  and beaked +
2-fid +  and pinnatifid +
Bruce W. Robart +
Smith in A. Rees +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
2-pinnatifid;1-pinnatifid;elliptic;deltate +
not leathery +  and not fleshy +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
2-pinnatifid +, 1-pinnatifid +, deltate +  and trullate +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
tubular +, campanulate +  and symmetric +
0.55 cm5.5 mm <br />0.0055 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
fleshy +  and woody +
whorled +  and alternate +
Small-flowered lousewort +  and pédiculaire parviflore +
white +, yellow +, red +, purple +  and pink +
cylindric +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1.6 cm16 mm <br />0.016 m <br />) +
Alta. +, B.C. +, Man. +, N.W.T. +, Nunavut +, Ont. +, Sask. +, Yukon +  and Alaska. +
0–900 m. +
hairy +  and glabrous +
2 +  and 1 +
indehiscent +, septicidal +, loculicidal +  and dehiscence +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
Muskegs, boggy flood plains, gravel stream bars, moist meadows, sedge meadows, fens, bogs, black spruce-tamarack wetlands. +
axillary +  and terminal +
spiral +, whorled +, alternate +  and opposite +
deciduous +
basal +  and cauline +
triangular +  and deltate +
entire +, serrate +  and dentate +
overlapping +  and nonoverlapping +
1-toothed +
tenuinucellate +  and unitegmic +
campylotropous-like +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br />) +
Flowering Jun–Aug. +
3-12-flowered;simple +
tan;brown;tan;brown;dark gray +
5 +  and 100 +
5 +  and 2 +
subequal +
aerial +  and subterranean +
woolly +, villous +, hispid +  and glabrous +
arachnoid;glabrous;glabrous;glabrous +
Pedicularis macrodontis +
Pedicularis parviflora +
Pedicularis +
species +
light pink;purple +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br />) +