- Source: Pedicularis verticillata
Pedicularis verticillata, the whorled lousewort, is a species of flowering plant in the family Orobanchaceae which can be found in Alaska, North-Western Canada, and everywhere in China at the elevation of 2,100–4,400 metres (6,900–14,400 ft). Its native habitats include moist meadows and lakeshores.
Description
The plant is a perennial herb and is 15–35 centimetres (5.9–13.8 in) high. The stems are erect at the center and have hairs which come in four lines. It leaves carry 3 centimetres (1.2 in) long petioles which are white coloured while its leaf-blades are oblong, lanceolate and are 2.5–3 centimetres (0.98–1.18 in) by 1–1.2 centimetres (0.39–0.47 in) (sometimes they are as wide as 1.8 centimetres (0.71 in)). Both stem and basal leaves are of the same length while the species' calyx is red and is 6 millimetres (0.24 in) long and is ovoid. Raceme is inflorescent and dense, with white coloured flowers. It corolla is of purple colour and is 1.3 centimetres (0.51 in) with right tube being bent. The galea is falcate, 5 millimetres (0.20 in) long and rounded at the front. The plant' capsule is 1–1.5 centimetres (0.39–0.59 in) by 4–5 millimetres (0.16–0.20 in), and is both apiculate and lanceolate with the seeds being 1.8 millimetres (0.071 in) long.
See also
Pedicularis lanata
Pedicularis sudetica
References
External links
Description of how plant blooms and photos of it every day life on Alaska Wildflowers
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Pedicularis
- Bunga majemuk
- Flora Lebanon
- Pedicularis verticillata
- Pedicularis
- List of Pedicularis species
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- List of Canadian plants by family S
- List of plants from the mountains of Romania
- Life zones of central Europe
- Flora of the Massif central
- Qilian County
- List of flora of Indiana
