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lousewort

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Lousewort (Pedicularis lanceolata)
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Any of about 500 species of herbaceous plants that make up the genus Pedicularis in the snapdragon family. The lousewort is found throughout the Northern Hemisphere but especially on the mountains of central and eastern Asia. The bilaterally symmetrical flowers sometimes have very unusual shapes. The flowers of the little elephant (P. groenlandica), for example, resemble the head, trunk, and ears of an elephant. Louseworts are semiparasitic on the roots of other plants.
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; Swamp Lousewort, Fen Lousewort, Fen Betony; Fen and sedge meadows; Common; C = 6; BSUH 13572, 13579.
The vascular flora and vegetational communities of the wetland ... by Ruch, Donald G.; Torke, Byron G.; Hess, Benjamin R.; Badger, Kemuel S.; Rothrock, Paul E. / Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science
The tundra landscape on these islands will commonly show species such as Lapland longspurs, Arctic poppies, Louseworts, Rock jasmine, Chickweed, and Lupine.
Shooting in the Pribilofs of Alaska (Bering Sea) by Slattery, Derek M. / PSA Journal
Such uncharismatic microfauna (and flora) as the Delhi Sands flower-loving fly (Rhaphiomidas terminatus abdominalis), the furbish lousewort (Pedicularis furbishiae), and the snail darter (Percina tanasi) received widely publicized protection under the ESA.
Predictions and prescriptions for the Endangered Species Act by Fischman, Robert L. / Environmental Law
 
 
 
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