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Pedicularis attollens
Pedicularis attollens A. Gray
Little Elephantshead
Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: PEAT
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
Little Elephantshead (Pedicularis attollens) has a corolla marked with white and rose, and head proportions not perfectly elephantine - the trunk, raised as if trumpeting, is only as long as the lower lip. It grows from the Cascade Mountains of Oregon to the Sierra Nevada in California.
Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 30 inches tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: WhiteDistribution
USA: CA , NV , ORNational Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | OBL | OBL |
Web Reference
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) CalfloraWebref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Pedicularis attollens in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Pedicularis attollens in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Pedicularis attollens
Metadata
Record Modified: 2022-11-22Research By: TWC Staff