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Canadian lousewort
Orobanchaceae

Canadian lousewort

Pedicularis canadensis L.

Pedicularis canadensis (wood betony) is a hemiparasitic perennial herb native to eastern North America with recorded historical human uses.

Dwarf Lousewort
Orobanchaceae

Dwarf Lousewort

Pedicularis centranthera A.Gray

Pedicularis centranthera, dwarf lousewort, is a small perennial herb native to the western United States that grows in coniferous woodland habitats.

curved-beak lousewort
Orobanchaceae

curved-beak lousewort

Pedicularis contorta Benth.

Pedicularis contorta is a white-to-yellowish perennial herb native to moist mountain habitats of western North America.

Warrior's Plume
Orobanchaceae

Warrior's Plume

Pedicularis densiflora Benth.

Pedicularis densiflora is a facultative hemiparasitic perennial lousewort herb that often parasitizes heath family plants.

Elephant's-Head lousewort
Orobanchaceae

Elephant's-Head lousewort

Pedicularis groenlandica Retz.

Pedicularis groenlandica Retz. is a parasitic herb native to cold moist North American habitats.

Hairy Lousewort
Orobanchaceae

Hairy Lousewort

Pedicularis hirsuta L.

Pedicularis hirsuta is a low semi-parasitic herb that grows in subarctic and boreal regions of North America and Europe.

Kaufmann's Lousewort
Orobanchaceae

Kaufmann's Lousewort

Pedicularis kaufmannii Pinzger

Pedicularis kaufmannii is a flowering plant species in the Orobanchaceae family native to Eurasia.

swamp lousewort
Orobanchaceae

swamp lousewort

Pedicularis lanceolata Michx.

Swamp lousewort is a native flowering plant that grows in base-rich North American wetlands, bearing spiral cream flowers from late summer to fall.

Northern Lousewort
Orobanchaceae

Northern Lousewort

Pedicularis lapponica L.

Pedicularis lapponica L. is a hemiparasitic, mostly perennial arctic-boreal lousewort with milky-white capitate flowers.

Oeder's Lousewort
Orobanchaceae

Oeder's Lousewort

Pedicularis oederi Vahl

Pedicularis oederi is a flowering plant in the Orobanchaceae family native to Northern Hemisphere subarctic and subalpine areas.

Marsh Lousewort
Orobanchaceae

Marsh Lousewort

Pedicularis palustris L.

Pedicularis palustris L., or marsh lousewort, is a semi-parasitic wetland plant with two subspecies found across northern Eurasia.

Sickletop Lousewort
Orobanchaceae

Sickletop Lousewort

Pedicularis racemosa Douglas ex Hook.

Pedicularis racemosa, sickletop lousewort, is a native North American perennial herb that grows in western coniferous forests.

Long-Nosed Lousewort
Orobanchaceae

Long-Nosed Lousewort

Pedicularis rostratocapitata Crantz

Long-nosed lousewort (Pedicularis rostratocapitata) is an alpine-endemic flowering plant in the Orobanchaceae family.

Moor-King Lousewort
Orobanchaceae

Moor-King Lousewort

Pedicularis sceptrum-carolinum L.

Pedicularis sceptrum-carolinum is a Pedicularis plant species commonly called moor-king or moor-king lousewort.

pinewoods lousewort
Orobanchaceae

pinewoods lousewort

Pedicularis semibarbata A.Gray

Pedicularis semibarbata is a low, perennial parasitic lousewort with a recognized Nevada endemic subtaxon.

Common Lousewort
Orobanchaceae

Common Lousewort

Pedicularis sylvatica L.

Common lousewort (Pedicularis sylvatica L.) is a semi-parasitic biennial herb found across most of Europe.

Whorled Lousewort
Orobanchaceae

Whorled Lousewort

Pedicularis verticillata L.

Pedicularis verticillata L. is a perennial herb with defined growth dimensions and distinct colored floral and foliar features.

Columbia Plateau Cactus
Cactaceae

Columbia Plateau Cactus

Pediocactus nigrispinus (Hochstätter) Hochstätter

Pediocactus nigrispinus is a spiny ribbed cactus from the Columbia Plateau area of the northwestern United States, with pink to magenta spring flowers.

Mountain Ball Cactus
Cactaceae

Mountain Ball Cactus

Pediocactus simpsonii (Engelm.) Britton & Rose

Pediocactus simpsonii is a cold-hardy small cactus native to the interior western United States, cultivated for rock gardens.

silvery scurfpea
Fabaceae

silvery scurfpea

Pediomelum argophyllum (Pursh) J.W.Grimes

Silverleaf Indian breadroot (Pediomelum argophyllum) is a perennial legume native to central US and Canadian prairies.

buckroot
Fabaceae

buckroot

Pediomelum canescens (Michx.) Rydb.

Pediomelum canescens is a North American coastal plain shrub or subshrub that grows in sandy pine habitats.

largebract Indian breadroot
Fabaceae

largebract Indian breadroot

Pediomelum cuspidatum (Pursh) Rydb.

Pediomelum cuspidatum is an edible perennial herb found on black soil prairies in Texas.

breadroot scurf pea
Fabaceae

breadroot scurf pea

Pediomelum esculentum (Pursh) Rydb.

Pediomelum esculentum, the prairie turnip, is an edible Great Plains perennial with historic Native American culinary use.

Little Indian breadroot
Fabaceae

Little Indian breadroot

Pediomelum hypogaeum (Nutt.) Rydb.

Pediomelum hypogaeum is a perennial herb found on Texas black soil prairies, commonly called little Indian breadroot.

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