Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Orobanchaceae (Broomrape family)
Genus: Pedicularis (Lousewort)
Pedicularis sceptrum-carolinum L. - Moor-King
Pedicularis recutita L. - Beakless Red Lousewort
Pedicularis foliosa L. - Leafy Lousewort
Pedicularis oederi Vahl - Crimson-Tipped Lousewort
Pedicularis verticillata L. - Verticillate Lousewort
Pedicularis sylvatica L. - Lousewort
Pedicularis palustris L. - Marsh Lousewort
Pedicularis rostratospicata Crantz - Flesh-Pink Lousewort
Pedicularis rostratocapitata Crantz - Beaked Lousewort
Chlorophyll containing hemiparasite, maximal 25 cm tall, mostly annual or biennial. <span class="v1">inflorescence:</span> <b>3–12‑flowered</b>. <span class="v1">flowers:</span> <ba><b>mostly reddish to violet</b></ba>, rarely whitish. <span class="...
The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.
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The color intensity reflects the species' abundance
Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)
riparian vegetation, mudflat vegetation, reedbeds, bogs, sedge-lands, extensively used or natural grassland, dwarf shrub heaths
in nutrient-poor, acidic, (periodically) wet habitats