Pedicularis canadensis
Common name: Canadian lousewort [1], eastern lousewort [2], wood-betony [2]
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| Photo by John Gwaltney hosted at Southeastern Flora.com | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida - Dicots |
| Order: | Scrophulariales |
| Family: | Scrophulariaceae |
| Genus: | Pedicularis |
| Species: | P. canadensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pedicularis canadensis L. | |
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| Natural range of Pedicularis canadensis from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Contents
Taxonomic Notes
Synonyms: P. canadensis var. dobbsii Fernald
Varieties: none
Description
P. canadensis is a perennial forb/herb/subshrub of the Scrophulariaceae family native to North America and Canada. [1]
Distribution
P. canadensis is found in the eastern half of the United States, as well as the Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec regions of Canada. [1]
Ecology
Habitat
P. canadensis proliferates in moist to dry forests and woodlands and streambanks. [2] Specimens have been collected from loamy sand in hardwood forest, border of swamp area, and magnolia-beech-oak woods. [3]
Phenology
P. canadensis flowers March-May. [4] STEMS: unbranched, up to 20 cm tall. LEAVES: deeply dissected, 10 cm long, 4 cm wide, most of the leaves clustered at the base of the stem. FLOWERS: borne in dense heads, two-lipped, 2 cm long, 0.5 cm wide. CAPSULE: 1 cm long, enclosed by green sepals. SEEDS: about 10 per capsule 5 mm long, brown. [5]
Fire ecology
P. canadensis is not fire resistant, but has a medium fire tolerance. [1]
Conservation and Management
Cultivation and restoration
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References and notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 USDA Plant Database https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=PECA
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
- ↑ URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2018. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Rodie White, R.K. Godfrey, William Platt, M. Carr. States and counties: Florida (Gadsden, Jackson, Leon, Washington, Wakulla) Georgia (Thomas, Grady)
- ↑ PanFlora Author: Gil Nelson URL: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ Date Accessed: 5/24/18
- ↑ Musselman, L. J. and W. F. Mann, Jr (1978). Root parasites of southern forests. , USDA Forest Service, Southern For. Exp. Station, New Orleans, LA. Gen. Tech. Rpt. SO-20. : 76.
