Herbs 15–40 cm; rhizomatous; roots not fusiform, sometimes thickened. Leaflet blades lan­ceolate, elliptic to oblong, or ovate. Inflorescences 15–25-flowered, subglobose, 1.5–3 cm diam. Pedicels erect or prox­imalmost horizontal or slightly reflexed in fruit, stout, to 1 mm. Flowers 13–15 mm; calyx sparsely hairy, lobes lax, usually only slightly longer than tubes, tube veins not prominent; corolla white, lavender, or pink, banner and wing apices acute or acuminate. 2n = 48.

Phenology: Flowering Jun–Aug.
Habitat: Moist meadows, pine forests.
Elevation: 300–3200 m.

Distribution

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Calif., Nev., Oreg.

Discussion

Subspecies hansenii ranges from Tulare County, California, northward through eastern and northern California to southern, central, and northeastern Oregon, with scattered populations in Nevada, from Eureka, Mineral, Nye, Ormsby, Storey, and Washoe counties.

Selected References

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Lower Taxa

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