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Apr 23, 2014 6:42 AM CST
Name: Lori
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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P. boreale has leaves pinnately divided in 13-23 (the first link I posted has the description from Flora of Alberta), so there is considerable overlap there.
P. pulcherrimum is a common alpine here (I've also grown it), and my impression is that it tends to be a looser-leafed, sprawling plant than the one in the photo.

Aside from the skunky smell (and perhaps general habit), the tube length of the flowers may also distinguish these two.
Here's a description of P. pulcherrimum:
http://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/Atla...

The tube length for P. boreale: "the 5 lobes slightly longer than the yellowish tube and rounded at the tip".
For P. pulcherrimum: "the 5 rounded lobes equalling to nearly twice as long as the tube". (Again, some possible overlap between "slightly longer" and "equalling".)
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