Pedicularis punctata

Flora of Uttarakhand- Herb25 for Id- JM: 5 images.
 Wild Herb captured on 13/8/10 during the trek from Ghangaria (around 11,000 ft.) to Hemkunt Sahib (around 14000 ft.).

I suppose Pedicularis carnosa

I think this is Pedicularis siphonantha
http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=52572&flora_id=2
flowersofindia
with a distinctive twisted nose.

Thanks… for prompting me for relook from ‘Scrophulariaceae of Western Himalayas’. I had initially provisionally identified it from Flora simlensis which lists only P. carnosa (now synonym of P. bifida) with alternate leaves and pink flowers.

According to Polunin & Stainton, Pedicularis siphonantha is found in region from Uttarakhand to S. Tibet. However, I don’t have much idea about Pedicularis punctata.

P. siphonantha has much longer and slender corolla tube, beak spirally coild or S shaped and leaves with 6-15 pairs of segments. http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=52572&flora_id=2

Not very often I differ from the views of ..,
But this time I think the link provided by .. shows a plant on an authentic website. The corolla tube is smooth and glabrous unlike our plant and much longer than our plant.
There is one more species recently erected called Pedicularis yaoshanensis. Have a look plz.

Pedicularis is a large genus with many species in Himalayas. Having gone to Kashmir in June I could not pick any. Hope to visit Kashmir (and other alpine areas in August) when one can find maximum number of species of Pedicularis, Primula and Potentilla.

I could not find any details of Pedicularis punctata Decne. (syn: P. siphonantha var. brevituba Prain) on net.
It looks close to Pedicularis sigmoidea compared to P. siphonantha as per Flora of China as per details below (though I may be wrong as may not be in range)
http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=3732&flora_id=2 (Illustration)
http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=52569&flora_id=2 (Pix)
http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200021143 (Details)
http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=89829&flora_id=800 (Pix)

After having seen several similar uploads from VOF, I hope I would consider this as Pedicularis hookeriana.

Yes …

Going by the hairiness of corolla & 3-6 number of pinnae pairs as per the keys and details at Critical Taxonomic Appraisal of Some Taxa of Pedicularis from Indian Himalayas Belonging to Section Siphonanthae by Arti Garg (2009) (pdf), I feel it may be more closer to Pedicularis punctata Decne.

I agree with P. punctata.

The photographs look like P. punctata

Yes … most likely Pedicularis punctata another less likely option is P siphonantha

Pennell does not record P. siphonantha from Western Himalayas, but Nepal Checklist does.
P. siphonantha differs from P. punctata (leaf lobes 4-6 pairs) and P. hookeriana (leaf lobes 6-12 pairs) in corolla tube being more than 4 times as long as calyx. I can’t see the calyx in any flower in focus, but corolla tube appears sufficiently long to place it in P. siphonantha, but if corolla tube is shorter, closest match should be P. hookeriana.

My observations:
Leaf lobes are more towards ( 4 – 6 pairs ). The corolla tube varies from short to long.
Bit of hairy calyx can be observed in this picture … flickr

Yes … Thanks for this paper. It is indeed P. siphonantha.
THE MEMBERS VISITING HIMALAYAS MAY PLEASE NOTE THAT CALYX IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR IDENTIFICATION OF PEDICULARIS SPECIES. THEY MAY PLEASE FOCUS CALYX ESPECIALLY.

Yes. I agree with P. punctata.

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Scrophulariaceae fortnight :: Pedicularis siphonantha at Valley of Flowers :: DV27 : 2 images. 2 posts by 2 authors.
Pedicularis siphonantha D. Don … also placed in Orobanchaceae
at Valley of Flowers on 02 AUG 12

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Pedicularis punctata Decne. as per VoF Week :: DV :: 02 AUG 12 – 1126 :: Pedicularis ¿ punctata ? at Valley of Flowers