Orobanchaceae
Elephanthead lousewort
Pedicularis groenlandica
- Family
- Orobanchaceae
- Genus
- Pedicularis
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Elephanthead lousewort
Synonyms
- Elephantella groenlandica (Retz.) Rydb.
- Elephantella groenlandica var. surrecta (Benth.) Moldenke
- Pedicularis groenlandica f. chlorina Stanif., P.F.Maycock & J.Svoboda
- Pedicularis groenlandica f. gracilis Lepage
- Pedicularis groenlandica f. groenlandica
- Pedicularis groenlandica f. pallida Lepage
- Pedicularis groenlandica subsp. groenlandica
- Pedicularis groenlandica subsp. surrecta (Benth.) Penn.
- Pedicularis groenlandica var. surrecta (Benth.) A.Gray
- Pedicularis surrecta Benth.
Flowers
- Flower colour
- purple (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Greenland: native, Lower 48 states: native
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.