Pedicularis groenlandica, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Classification System: APG IV
Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Lamiales
Familia: Orobanchaceae
Tribus: Pedicularideae
Genus: Pedicularis
Species: Pedicularis groenlandica
Name
Pedicularis groenlandica Retz.
References
Fl. Scand. prodr. ed. alt. 145. 1795
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Pedicularis groenlandica in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.
Vernacular names
English: Elephant's head
français: Pédiculaire du Groenland
lkt: Ptehú kašé
Pedicularis groenlandica is a showy flowering plant in the family Orobanchaceae which is known by the common names elephant's head, elephanthead lousewort[1] and butterfly tongue[2]
This erect plant can grow to a height of 80 centimetres (31 in). Its sharply-toothed fernlike leaves are located low on the stout stem. The stem is topped with a large inflorescence of bright pink to purple or white flowers. Each flower has a long, pointed beak which curves upward, superficially resembling the trunk of an elephant, and the lateral lobes of the flower resemble an elephant's ears. Like other louseworts and related broomrape genera, this is a root parasite which obtains nutrients from the roots of other plants by piercing them with haustoria. This plant is found in the high mountain ranges of western North America, particularly the Cascades and High Sierra, much of Canada and Greenland.[3][4] It grows in wet environments such as riverbanks.
Pedicularis groenlandica
References
Klinkenberg, Brian., ed. (2014). "Pedicularis groenlandica". E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Plants of British Columbia [eflora.bc.ca]. Lab for Advanced Spatial Analysis, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. Retrieved 2015-01-11.
Rigg, Theodore., ed. (1914). "Pedicularis groenlandica". Elementary Flora of the Northwest. American Book Company, United States. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
Grønlands flora. Tyge Wittrock Böcher (3. reviderede udgave ed.). København: P. Haase & Sons. 1978. ISBN 87-559-0385-1. OCLC 183098604.
Sullivan, Steven. K. (2015). "Pedicularis groenlandica". Wildflower Search. Retrieved 2015-01-11.
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