Lousewort (Pedicularis procera)
Description
Pedicularis procera is a large herb with basal leaves that are dissected into a fernlike pattern. The vegetative plant looks like a fern to the unsuspecting. However, the reproductive spike can be several feet tall and is unmistakable. It contains hundreds of large irregular pink flowers on a single thick stalk. The fruit is a beaked, loculicidal capsule.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum:
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Lamiales
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Family: Orobanchaceae
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Genus: Pedicularis
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