Pedicularis comosa L.

Pédiculaire chevelue (fr), Pédiculaire à toupet (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Orobanchaceae > Pedicularis

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.125-0.275m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support parasite
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.13 - 0.28
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Flower color
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 2-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
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Images

Habit

Pedicularis comosa habit picture by Jean-Francois Julien (cc-by-sa)
Pedicularis comosa habit picture by Alain Bigou (cc-by-sa)
Pedicularis comosa habit picture by Sylvain Piry (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Pedicularis comosa leaf picture by Alain Lagrave (cc-by-sa)
Pedicularis comosa leaf picture by Ern (cc-by-sa)
Pedicularis comosa leaf picture by Alain Lagrave (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Pedicularis comosa flower picture by Pierre DIDIER-LAURENT (cc-by-sa)
Pedicularis comosa flower picture by Alain Lagrave (cc-by-sa)
Pedicularis comosa flower picture by dominique jeanmaire (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Pedicularis comosa world distribution map, present in France and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:806916-1
WFO ID wfo-0000470474
COL ID 768VG
BDTFX ID 75280
INPN ID 112574
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Pedicularis pyramidata Pedicularis bulbosa Pedicularis chroorrhyncha Pedicularis chmorrhyncha Pedicularis conica Pedicularis bicuspidata Pedicularis ochroleuca Pedicularis frondosa Pedicularis jucunda Pedicularis laciniosa Pedicularis comosa

Lower taxons

Pedicularis comosa subsp. campestris