Bracted Lousewort
Pedicularis bracteosa var. bracteosa
Synonyms: Pedicularis montanensis, Pedicularis paddoensis, Pedicularis thompsonii
The photo above shows a close-up of the corolla
and sepals of bracted louwewort (var. bracteosa). The upper lip of the
corolla is slightly beaked, while the slender lateral lobes of the sepals (see
lowermost calyx) are lined with glandular hairs, a characteristic of this variety,
which can also have purplish corollas (See photo below.). Photographed in meadows
immediately north of Hellroaring Creek adjacent to the Island Springs Trail
#66 on Yakama Nation lands at the southeastern corner of Mt. Adams.........July
17, 2005.
The photo above shows the pinnately compound
stem leaf of bracted lousewort (var. bracteosa). Note that the leaflets
are toothed. Photographed in meadows immediately north of Hellroaring Creek
adjacent to the Island Springs Trail #66 on Yakama Nation lands at the southeastern
corner of Mt. Adams.........July 17, 2005.
The photo above shows a close-up of a purplish-flowered bracted
lousewort (var. bracteosa) as seen in upper Bird Creek Meadows at the
southeastern corner of Mt. Adams.........July 31, 2005. Note the gland-tipped
hairs lining the margins of the sepals which is one characteristic of this variety.
The photo above shows the upper stem leaf and
inflorescence of bracted lousewort (var. bracteosa). Photographed in
meadows immediately north of Hellroaring Creek adjacent to the Island Springs
Trail #66 on Yakama Nation lands at the southeastern corner of Mt. Adams..........July
17, 2005.
The photo above shows the inflorescence of
a purplish-flowered bracted lousewort (var. bracteosa) as seen in upper
Bird Creek Meadows at the southeastern corner of Mt. Adams........July
31, 2005.
The photo above shows bracted lousewort (var. bracteosa) as seen in Bird Creek Meadows along the Round the Mountain Trail #9 at the southeastern corner of Mt. Adams.........July 19, 2007.
Paul Slichter