Pedicularis attollens (Little Elephant's Head)

Meadow off Hwy. 108 west of Sonora Pass historical marker, 

Toiyabe National Forest, Mono County, CA

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Little Elephant's Head

SPECIES: Pedicularis attollens

FAMILY: Orobanchaceae (Broomrape Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 7/7/07

LOCATION: Meadow off Hwy. 108 west of Sonora Pass historical marker, Toiyabe National Forest, Mono County, CA

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Treatment from Jepson eFlora:

NATIVE

Stem: 6--60 cm, tomentose distally. 

Leaf: basal 3--20 cm, +- linear, segments 17--41, linear, toothed. 

Inflorescence: 2--30 cm; bracts densely hairy, < flowers. 

Flower: calyx 4--6 mm, tomentose; corolla 4.5--7 mm, light pink to purple, marked darker, glabrous, upper lip 3.5--6 mm, curved upward, beak 3--5 mm, lower lip 3--5 mm, +- fan-like; anthers +- 1 mm, base obtuse. 

Fruit: 6--10 mm. 

Seed: 2.5--4 mm, surface finely netted. 

Ecology: Wet meadows, streamsides, bogs; 

Elevation: 1200--4000 m. 

Bioregional Distribution: KR, CaR, SNH, MP, W&I; 

Distribution Outside California: Oregon. 

Flowering Time: Jun--Sep 

Jepson eFlora Author: Linda Ann Vorobik