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Warrior's Plume
( Pedicularis densiflora )
Pedicularis densiflora
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About Warrior's Plume (Pedicularis densiflora)
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Pedicularis densiflora
, known commonly as Warrior's Plume, is a plant of the lousewort genus in the broomrape family. It is a perennial herb with stout, green or sometimes reddish or magenta stems and fern-shaped leaves, and long spikes of deep red to bright pink flowers with toothed petals. Like others of its genus, it is a root parasite, attaching to the roots of other plants to obtain nutrients and water. This species is a facultative parasite, or hemiparasite, in that it can live without attaching to another plant but will parasitize if presented with the opportunity. It often parasitizes plants of the heath family, such as manzanita. Warrior's Plume is native to California and Oregon in western North America and is found in forests and woodlands at low elevation.
To learn more, visit the Jepson Herbarium?s YouTube channel and watch a short video about this species.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbwA9IFGNOY
Plant Description
Plant Type
Perennial herb
Size
1.8 ft tall
Flower Color
Pink, Red
Flowering Season
Winter, Spring
Wildlife Supported
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 2
confirmed
, 2
likely
* )
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Variable Checkerspot
Euphydryas chalcedona
Euphydryas chalcedona
Edith's Checkerspot
Euphydryas editha
Euphydryas editha
*
Anicia Checkerspot
Euphydryas anicia
Euphydryas anicia
*
Geranium Plume Moth
Amblyptilia pica
Amblyptilia pica
Landscaping Information
Sun
Full Sun, Part Shade
Moisture
Very Low, Low
Nurseries
Carried by 2
Soil Drainage
Fast, Medium, Slow
Soil Description
Adaptable
Natural Setting
Site Type
Dry places
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 10.5" - 117.4", Summer Precipitation: 0.13" - 3.43", Coldest Month: 29.4" - 55.1", Hottest Month: 47.3" - 80.9", Humidity: 0.03" - 29.17", Elevation: 7" - 8910"
Alternative Names
Common Names
: Indian Warrior
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Warrior's Plume
Pedicularis densiflora
Sources include:
Wikipedia
. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the
California Consortia of Herbaria
, Sunset information provided by
Jepson Flora Project
. Propogation from seed information provided by the
Santa Barbara Botanical Garden
from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include
CalPhotos
,
Wikimedia Commons
, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include
Calflora
,
CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online
,
Jepson Flora Project
,
Las Pilitas
,
Theodore Payne
,
Tree of Life
,
The Xerces Society
, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from
PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.
Links:
Jepson eFlora Taxon Page
CalPhotos
Wikipedia
Calflora
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