Herbs 15–40 cm, greenish, sparsely pilose or villous. Stems absent or short, decumbent. Leaves greenish, basal, also with a few cauline tufts; leaflet blades usually 10–30 mm, surface sparsely pilose. Peduncles 8.5–16 cm; bracts 4–5 mm. Racemes 4–9(–12) cm, exserted beyond leaves, usually open. Pedicels 2–3 mm. Flowers in 3–7 whorls, well spaced, (9–)10–11.5 mm; corolla blue, banner patch white to light yellow. 2n = 48.

Phenology: Flowering Jun–Aug.
Habitat: Mesic sites beneath lodgepole pine, meadows and seeps on granitic and limestone rocky sites.
Elevation: 1900–3600 m.

Distribution

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Calif.

Discussion

Variety culbertsonii is found in the southern Sierra Nevada (Kaweah River, Fresno and Tulare counties, and Kings Canyon and Sequoia national parks).

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Lower Taxa

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