About Pedicularis attollens A.Gray
Pedicularis attollens A.Gray is a species of flowering plant in the Orobanchaceae family, commonly known as little elephant's head lousewort. This species is native to Oregon and California, where it grows in moist mountain habitats including meadows and bogs. It is a perennial herb that reaches a maximum height of 60 centimetres (24 in), with one or more stems growing from a caudex. Its leaves are comblike and divided into many linear lobes. The plant's inflorescence is a raceme that sits at the top of the stem. Both the flower sepals and the bracts between the flowers have a woolly texture. Each flower is less than 1 centimetre (2⁄5 in) long. It is structured into a curving, trunklike upper lip and a three-lobed lower lip. The flower is pink or purplish, marked with darker stripes. The fruit produced by this plant is a capsule that grows up to 1 centimetre (2⁄5 in) long, containing seeds that have netlike surfaces.
