Pedicularis
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| Pedicularis foliosa | |
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| Genus: | Pedicularis
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The louseworts are a genus Pedicularis of perennial green root-parasite plants belonging to the broomrape family Orobanchaceae. Between 350-600 species are accepted by different authorities, mostly from the wetter northern temperate zones, as well as from South America. The highest diversity is in eastern Asia, with 352 species accepted in China alone by the Flora of China (not detailed here; see external links for details).
The common name derives from an old belief that these plants, when ingested, were responsible for lice infestations in stock.
- Selected species
- Pedicularis acaulis
- Pedicularis amoena
- Pedicularis arguteserrata
- Pedicularis ascendens
- Pedicularis asparagoides
- Pedicularis asplenifolia
- Pedicularis baumgartenii
- Pedicularis brachyodonta
- Pedicularis bracteosa (Fern-leaf, Towering, or Bracted Lousewort)
- Pedicularis cenisia
- Pedicularis canadensis (Canadian Lousewort)
- Pedicularis comosa
- Pedicularis compacta
- Pedicularis dasyantha (Woolly Lousewort)
- Pedicularis dasystachys
- Pedicularis densiflora (Indian Warrior)
- Pedicularis elegans
- Pedicularis elongata
- Pedicularis exaltata
- Pedicularis ferdinandi
- Pedicularis flammea
- Pedicularis foliosa (Leafy Lousewort)
- Pedicularis friderici-augusti
- Pedicularis graeca
- Pedicularis groenlandica (Elephant's Head)
- Pedicularis gyroflexa
- Pedicularis hacquetii
- Pedicularis heterodonta
- Pedicularis hirsuta (Hairy Lousewort)
- Pedicularis hoermanniana
- Pedicularis julica
- Pedicularis kaufmannii
- Pedicularis kerneri
- Pedicularis labradorica
- Pedicularis lapponica (Lapland Lousewort)
- Pedicularis leucodon
- Pedicularis limnogena
- Pedicularis mixta
- Pedicularis oederi (Crimson-tipped Lousewort)
- Pedicularis orthantha
- Pedicularis palustris (Marsh Lousewort)
- Pedicularis petiolaris
- Pedicularis physocalyx
- Pedicularis portenschlagii
- Pedicularis procera (Giant Lousewort)
- Pedicularis pyrenaica
- Pedicularis recutita
- Pedicularis resupinata
- Pedicularis rosea
- Pedicularis rostratocapitata
- Pedicularis rostratospicata
- Pedicularis sceptrum-carolinum (Moor-king Lousewort)
- Pedicularis schizocalyx
- Pedicularis sibthorpii
- Pedicularis sudetica
- Pedicularis sylvatica (Common Lousewort)
- Pedicularis tuberosa
- Pedicularis uralensis
- Pedicularis verticillata (Verticillate Lousewort)
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