Pedicularis

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Genus of flowering plants belonging to the broomrape family

title: "Pedicularis" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["pedicularis", "orobanchaceae-genera", "parasitic-plants", "botanical-taxa-named-by-carl-linnaeus"] description: "Genus of flowering plants belonging to the broomrape family" topic_path: "general/pedicularis" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedicularis" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Genus of flowering plants belonging to the broomrape family ::

| image = Pedicularis bracteosa 7613.JPG | image_caption = Pedicularis bracteosa | taxon = Pedicularis | authority = L.
| subdivision = 650+, see text | synonyms =

  • Elephantella Rydb.
  • Enslenia Raf.
  • Nelensia Poir.
  • Pediculariopsis Á.Löve & D.Löve
  • Prosopia Rchb.
  • Scepanium Ehrh.
  • Sceptrum J.O.Rudbeck ex Hartm.

Pedicularis is a genus of perennial green root parasite plants currently placed in the family Orobanchaceae (the genus previously having been placed in Scrophulariaceae sensu lato). ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/22/Pedicularis_sceptrum-carolinum_-Inflorescence-_Niitvälja_bog.jpg" caption="''[[Pedicularis sceptrum-carolinum]]'' (Moor-king Lousewort)"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a1/Pedicularis_semibarbata_ssp_charlestonensis_7.jpg" caption="''[[Pedicularis semibarbata]]'' ssp ''charlestonensis'' (pinewoods lousewort)"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5e/Pedicularis_sceptrum-carolinum_-Bombus_schrencki-_Niitvälja_bog.jpg" caption="Pollination"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/72/Pedicularis_zeylanica-Silent_Valley-2016-08-13-001.jpg" caption="''[[Pedicularis zeylanica]]''"] ::

Uses

Pedicularis is used medicinally in teas and smoking blends.

Taxonomy

The common name lousewort, applied to several species, derives from an old belief that these plants, when ingested, were responsible for lice infestations in livestock. The genus name Pedicularis is from the Latin pediculus meaning louse. Over 600 species are accepted, mostly from the wetter northern temperate zones, as well as from South America. The highest diversity is in eastern Asia, with 352 species accepted in China alone.

Selected species

Main article: List of Pedicularis species

Pollination

Bombus polaris has an essential role in the pollination of the large zygomorphic flowers of Pedicularis. B. polaris has a special adaption that allows it to work the spikes of Pedicularis from the bottom towards the top.

References

References

  1. [http://www.ipni.org/ipni/advPlantNameSearch.do?find_family=scrophulariaceae&find_genus=pedicularis&find_species=&find_infrafamily=&find_infragenus=&find_infraspecies=&find_authorAbbrev=&find_includePublicationAuthors=on&find_includePublicationAuthors=off&find_includeBasionymAuthors=on&find_includeBasionymAuthors=off&find_publicationTitle=&find_isAPNIRecord=on&find_isAPNIRecord=false&find_isGCIRecord=on&find_isGCIRecord=false&find_isIKRecord=on&find_isIKRecord=false&find_rankToReturn=all&output_format=normal&find_sortByFamily=on&find_sortByFamily=off&query_type=by_query&back_page=plantsearch IPNI (''Pedicularis'' assigned to ''Scrophulariaceae'')]
  2. [https://books.google.com/books/about/Mountain_States_Medicinal_Plants.html?id=rDI_DwAAQBAJ#v=onepage&q=pedicularis%20smoking&f=false Mountain States Medicinal Plants by Briana Wiles:]
  3. (2005). "Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians: the official field guide of the Tennessee Native Plant Society". Lone Pine Pub..
  4. Species accepted by the [[Flora of China (series). ''Flora of China'']] (not detailed here; see external links for details).
  5. (2019). "An ethnobotanical analysis of parasitic plants (Parijibi) in the Nepal Himalaya". Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine.
  6. Kevan, Peter G.. (1972-11-01). "Insect Pollination of High Arctic Flowers". Journal of Ecology.
  7. [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?Pedicularis Jepson Manual Treatment: ''Pedicularis'']
  8. "Online Virtual Flora of Wisconsin - Pedicularis canadensis".

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