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Pedicularis bracteosa

Pedicularis bracteosa Benth.

Bracted Lousewort

Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: PEBR

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

An erect plant with divided, rather fern-like leaves and bilaterally symmetrical, beak-like flowers in a dense raceme.

Western Louseworts vary from plants 3' (.9 m) tall, to miniature ones only 1" (2.5 cm) high. The genus name, from the Latin pediculus ("little louse"), alludes to a superstition that livestock that ate these plants would suffer from an infestation of lice.

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 3 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Red , Yellow
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep

Distribution

USA: CA , CO , ID , MT , NM , OR , UT , WA , WY
Canada: AB , BC
Native Distribution: British Columbia to northern California; east to Colorado, Utah, Montana, and Alberta.
Native Habitat: Moist woods and meadows in the mountains.

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Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Pedicularis bracteosa in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Pedicularis bracteosa in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Pedicularis bracteosa

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-05-18
Research By: TWC Staff

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