Pedicularis contorta Benth. var. rubicunda R. N. Reese var. nov.

Idaho: Idaho County: Nez Pierce National Forest. Saddle south of Elk Mountain along road. Elev. 2085 m.
T2N R11E S35
Along roadsides and ridges on loamy soils under an open canopy of abies Lasiocarpa, Pinus albicaulis, and Pinus contorta with Xerophyllum tenax and Vaccinium scoparioum. Common. Corolla pink with purple blotches on galea and near opening of throat. Calyx reddish proximally marked with purple blotches. Plants glabrous, inflorescence racemose, basal leaves green to reddish coming from a woody caudex. Phenology: Flowering. Isotype: Pedicularis contorta Benth. var. rubicunda R. N. Reese. Published 1984. Brittonia 36: 63, fig. 1984.

R. N. Reese R-102, Jul 25, 1979
With R. B. Reese
RM, Accession: 361408, Barcode: RM0004116