Orobanchaceae
Swamp lousewort
Pedicularis lanceolata
- Family
- Orobanchaceae
- Genus
- Pedicularis
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Swamp lousewort
- Italian
- Specie di Pedicularis
Synonyms
- Pedicularis auriculata Sm.
- Pedicularis lanceolata var. hirsuta Farw.
- Pedicularis pallida Nutt.
- Pedicularis pallida Banks ex Pursh
- Pedicularis serotina Muhl. ex Benth.
- Pedicularis virginica Poir.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Joshua Mayer from Madison, WI, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.