Orobanchaceae

Lapland lousewort

Pedicularis lapponica L.

Family: Orobanchaceae
Genus: Pedicularis

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Lapland lousewort (Pedicularis lapponica) — FlowerPhoto: Andreas Schneider, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (13)

Bulgarian: Лапландско въшливче
Danish: Laplandstroldurt, Laplands-Troldurt
Dutch: Laplands kartelblad
English: Lapland lousewort
Finnish: Lapinkuusio
mul: P. lapponica
Norwegian Bokmål: Bleikmyrklegg, Blekmyrklegg
Norwegian Nynorsk: Bleikmyrklegg
Russian: Мытник лапландский
se: Guolbbačoalči
smn: Sämiskače
sms: Kuõlbânväʹlddsuäʹbb
Swedish: Lappspira

Synonyms

Pedicularis euphrasioides Cham.
Pedicularis obliqua Adams

Flowers

In flower: June to July (from 143 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Alaska: native, Canada: native, Greenland: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Andreas Schneider, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Fyodor Pudovikov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Andreas Schneider, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alinja, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mikko Heikkinen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Marc Hast, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Екатерина Гущина, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: tonique, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Marc Hast, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Marko Tähtinen, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ryan Hodnett, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: florence et roger marciau, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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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.