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Pedicularis groenlandica is a showy flowering plant in the family Orobanchaceae commonly known as elephant's head, little pink elephant, elephantella, or similar common names inspired by the resemblance of the flower to the head of an elephant.
Pedicularis attollens is a species of flowering plant in the family Orobanchaceae known by the common name little elephant's head lousewort. It is native to Oregon and California , where it grows in moist mountainous areas such as meadows and bogs .
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. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The genus name Pedicularis is from the Latin pediculus meaning louse. [ 4 ]
Pedicularis contorta, curve-beak lousewort; Pedicularis contorta var. ctenophora, pink coil-beaked lousewort; Pedicularis contorta var. rubicunda, Selway coil-beaked lousewort; Pedicularis crenulata, scallop-leaf lousewort; Pedicularis cystopteridifolia, fern-leaved lousewort; Pedicularis groenlandica, elephant's-head lousewort
Pedicularis bracteosa — Canadian lousewort; Pedicularis canadensis — early wood lousewort; Pedicularis capitata — capitate lousewort; Pedicularis contorta — curvebeak lousewort; Pedicularis flammea — redtip lousewort; Pedicularis furbishiae — Furbish's lousewort; Pedicularis groenlandica — bull elephant's-head; Pedicularis hirsuta ...
Pedicularis sylvatica, commonly known as common lousewort, [2] is a plant species in the genus Pedicularis. It is native to central and northern Europe where it grows on moist acidic soils, moorland, grassy heathland and the drier parts of marshes.
When looking at an African elephant and an Asian elephant side-by-side, you can really tell the differences in their head shapes and tasks. African elephants generally have much larger tusks than ...
Pedicularis lapponica, the Lapland lousewort, is a perennial hemiparasitic species of flowering plant in the family Orobanchaceae with yellow to creme coloured flowers. [ 1 ] Description