Pedicularis comosa, L.

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22. P. comosa L. , Sp. Pl. 609 (1753).

Perennial. Stem (10-) 20-85 cm, erect. Leaves up to 15 cm, pubescent, lanceolate, 2-pinnatisect with linear-lanceolate, toothed segments; cauline leaves usually numerous. Flowers in a spike, dense in flower, elongating in fruit; lower bracts leaf-like, exceeding the flowers, the upper linear-lanceolate, or 3-lobed, about equalling the calyx. Calyx membranous; teeth wider than long, more or less obtuse, ciliate. Corolla up to 25 mm, pale yellow; tube twice as long as calyx. Capsule ovoid, acuminate, nearly twice as long as calyx. Alpine meadows and stony hillsides. 9 Mountains o f S. & S.C. Europe, from S.C. France, S.C. Czechoslovakia and E. Carpathians southwards to S. Spain, S. Italy and S. Bulgaria. Al Bu Cz Ga Hs It Ju Rm.