Family = Scrophulariaceae,
Displaying matches 1 - 28 of 28.
(= Buddleja davidii in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Distribution: Introduced in western Washington; British Columbia south to California, and eastern United States.
Habitat: Escaped ornamental; roadsides and waste ground
(= Collinsia sparsiflora in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Annual, the stems 5-20 cm. tall, erect, simple or branched, glabrous.
Distribution: Chiefly along the Columbia River Gorge in Washington; Washington south to northern Oregon, east to western Idaho.
Habitat: Open slopes and swales.
(= Limosella aquatica in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Tiny, glabrous, scapose perennial, with fibrous roots from a small crown.
Distribution: Widespread in the Northern Hemisphere; found throughout the Pacific Northwest.
Habitat: In shallow water or wet mud, in the valleys and plains.
(= Melampyrum lineare in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
(= Pedicularis bracteosa in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Erect perennial from coarse, fibrous roots, the stems usually simple, several from the base, up to 1 m. tall; herbage glabrous below the inflorescence.
Distribution: British Columbia to California, east to Montana, Colorado and New Mexico
Habitat: Common in open forests at moderate to high elevations in the mountains
(= Pedicularis contorta in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Glabrous perennial from a stout woody base, the stems clustered, 1.5-6 dm. tall
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to Montana and south to Wyoming.
Habitat: Open wooded slopes and drier meadows at high elevations in the mountains.
(= Pedicularis racemosa in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Glabrous, fibrous-rooted perennial from a woody base, the stems clustered, 1.5-5 dm. tall. Pedicularis racemosa is the only species in our area that does not have pinnate or pinnatifid leaves.
Distribution: Widely distributed across Washington; British Columbia south to California, east to Montana, Colorado and New Mexico.
Habitat: Coniferous forests at mid-elevations in the mountains.
(= Penstemon acuminatus in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Herbaceous, glabrous perennial from a short, branched woody base, with several stout stems 1.5-6 dm. tall, the herbage glaucous.
Distribution: Grant County to Klickitat and Walla Walla Counties, Washington, and adjacent Oregon; also in Gooding and Owyhee Counties, Idaho.
Habitat: Dry, open, sandy places at low elevations.
(= Penstemon attenuatus in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Tufted, perennial herbs from a crown, the stem 1-9 dm. tall, glabrous or finely pubescent below the inflorescence.
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington south to Oregon, east to western Montana and southern Idaho.
Habitat: Drier meadows and moist, open to wooded slopes in the mountains and foothills.
(= Penstemon davidsonii in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Perennial, forming dense mats with creeping, woody stems, and with scattered, erect flowering stems 0.5-1 dm. tall.
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia south to California and Nevada.
Habitat: Open, rocky areas, mid- to high elevations in the mountains.
(= Penstemon deustus in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Plants with a much-branched, woody base, the flowering stems simple and erect, 2-6 dm. tall; plants usually glandular in the inflorescence, otherwise glabrous.
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to Montana and Utah.
Habitat: Dry sites at moderate to mid-elevations in the mountains.
(= Penstemon eriantherus in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Perennial from a branched, woody base, the several stems 1-4 dm. tall; inflorescence with stalked glands, the rest of the plant usually grey-puberulent.
Distribution: Southeast British Columbia, central Washington and central Oregon, east to North Dakota and Nebraska.
Habitat: Dry, open places in the valleys, plains and foothills, sometimes ascending to moderate elevations in the mountains.
(= Penstemon fruticosus in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Bushy-branched, ascending or erect shrubs, the stems 1.5-4 dm. tall, glabrous except for the stalked glands in the inflorescence.
Distribution: Occurring chiefly east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia south to Oregon, east to Montana and Wyoming.
Habitat: Common in rocky, open or wooded areas, foothills to rather high elevations in the mountains.
(= Penstemon gairdneri in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Plants from a branched, woody base, the several, erect stems 1-4 dm. tall, also with short, densely-leafy sterile stems which tend to form loose mats; herbage finely gray-puberulent, with a few stalked glands in the inflorescence.
Distribution: East of the Cascades in Washington; Washington south to Oregon, east to Idaho.
Habitat: Dry, open sagebrush desert and scablands, low to moderate elevations in the mountains.
(= Penstemon glandulosus in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Stout perennial herb from a branched, woody base, the several stems 4-10 dm. tall, sticky throughout with stalked glands.
Distribution: Along the east base of the Cascades, Chelan to Klickitat Counties, Washington, and at scattered locations in Oregon and Idaho.
Habitat: Open, often rocky hillsides and banks in the foothills, valleys, and lower mountains.
(= Penstemon humilis in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Plants from a branching, woody base, the stems 1-6 dm. tall, usually finely gray-puberulent throughout, with stalked glands in the inflorescence.
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington south to California, east to the Rocky Mountains.
Habitat: Dry, open, often rocky places, frequently with sagebrush, from the plains and foothills to high elevations in the mountains.
(= Penstemon procerus in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Plants tufted from a woody rhizome, the slender stems 0.5-4 dm. tall, glabrous throughout.
Distribution: Widely distributed throughout Washington; Alaska south to California, east to North Dakota, Wyoming and Colorado.
Habitat: Moist forest openings at moderate elevations to rocky slopes at high elevations.
(= Penstemon richardsonii in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Taprooted perennial, shrubby at the base, the several brittle, slender stems 2-8 dm. tall, puberulent, the inflorescence glandular-hairy and the leaves often glabrous.
Distribution: Chiefly east of the Cascades in Washington; southern British Columbia to Oregon.
Habitat: Cliff crevices and other dry, rocky places at low elevations.
(= Penstemon rydbergii in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Tufted perennial from a woody rhizome, the slender stems 2-7 dm. tall, usually glabrous throughout.
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades in Washington; Washington south to the Sierras of California, east to northern Wyoming and northern New Mexico.
Habitat: Meadows and moist, open slopes, occasionally on drier slopes with sagebrush, chiefly in the foothills and at moderate elevations in the mountains.
Herbaceous perennial from a thickened root, the square stems clustered, stout, 5-15 dm. tall; herbage usually covered with fine, spreading hairs, with stalked glands in the inflorescence.
Distribution: West of the Cascades in Washington, chiefly in coastal counties; British Columbia south to Oregon.
Habitat: Forest margins and prairies at low elevations.
(= Scrophularia lanceolata in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Herbaceous perennial from a thickened root, the square stems clustered, stout, 5-15 dm. tall; herbage usually covered with fine, spreading hairs, with stalked glands in the inflorescence.
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia south to California, east across the northern two-thirds of the United States and most of Canada.
Habitat: Moist areas at low elevations, but not along the coast.
(= Synthyris pinnatifida in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Herbaceous perennial from a short, stout rhizome, the stems 0.5-2 dm. tall.
Distribution: Olympic Mountains of Washington; also in central Idaho, Utah, western Wyoming and southwest Montana.
Habitat: Open, often rocky slopes, at high elevations in the mountains.
(= Synthyris reniformis in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Herbaceous perennial from a short rhizome or woody base, with several curved, scapose peduncles from the base less than 1.5 dm. long.
Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington south to California.
Habitat: Coniferous woods, less commonly in open areas, at low elevations.
(= Verbascum blattaria in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Taprooted biennial, producing a rosette of basal leaves the first year, and the second year a single, upright stem 4-15 dm. tall, which is glabrous below and with stalked glands in the inflorescence.
Distribution: Both sides of the Cascades in Washington; introduced over most of the United States.
Habitat: Open areas in waste ground, tolerant of moist to dry.
(= Verbascum thapsus in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Coarse, taprooted biennial, producing a rosette of basal leaves the first year, and a single, erect stem 0.4-2 m. tall the second year, the entire plant covered with white-woolly, branched hairs.
Distribution: Distributed widely throughout Washington; widely distributed throughout North America.
Habitat: Common on open, disturbed ground, roadsides and logged areas in the mountains.
(= Veronica peregrina in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Fibrous-rooted annual, the stems erect, 0.5-3 dm. tall, simple or branched below.
Distribution: Widely distributed throughout most of Washington; widely distributed throughout North America.
Habitat: Swales, wet meadows, stream banks, and other moist places, from the lowlands to moderate elevations in the mountains.
(= Veronica serpyllifolia in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Perennial from branching, creeping rhizomes, the stems 1-3 dm. long, finely puberulent, often producing prostrate, lower branches, otherwise simple.
Distribution: Cosmopolitan; common in the Pacific Northwest
Habitat: Moist meadows and disturbed sites, lowlands to mid-elevations in the mountains
