Pedicularis canadensis L.

Perennial by short rhizomes, forming large clumps; stems 1.5–4 dm, sparsely villous; lvs chiefly basal, lanceolate to narrowly oblong or oblanceolate, pinnately lobed into several oblong or ovate, crenate segments; lower lvs on petioles often longer than the blade, the cauline progressively reduced and the upper subsessile; spikes commonly solitary, 3–5 cm, in fr to 20 cm, the bracts oblanceolate, usually toothed only at the tip; cal very oblique, the 2 lateral halves entire, separated by a short cleft above and a deeper one below; cor yellow to purple, 18–25 mm, the galea with 2 slender teeth just below the rounded tip, the lower lip shorter than the galea; 2n=16. Upland woods and prairies; Que. and Me. to Man., s. to Fla. and Tex.; also Colo. to n. Mex. Apr.–June.

It grows in woodland and open areas.

The leaves are cooked and eaten.

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.