Status: Native
Synonyms:
Pedicularis grayi A. Nelson
Pedicularis procera is a large herb with basal leaves that are dissected into a fernlike pattern. The vegetative plant looks like a fern to the unsuspecting. However, the reproductive spike can be several feet tall and is unmistakable. It contains hundreds of large irregular pink flowers on a single thick stalk.
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Pedicularis procera, photo Russ Kleinman, Mogollon Mtns., Bursum Road, Aug. 4, 2007
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