Pedicularis oederi Vahl

Oeder's lousewort (en), Pédiculaire d'Oeder (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Orobanchaceae > Pedicularis

Characteristics

Herbs perennial, 5--10(--20) cm tall, drying black. Stems usually scapelike, woolly. Leaves mostly basal; petiole to 5 cm, pubescent; leaf blade linear-lanceolate to linear, 1.5--7 cm, abaxially sometimes pubescent along veins, adaxially usually glabrous, pinnatisect; segments 10--30 pairs, ovate to oblong, dentate. Stem leaves 1 or 2, similar to basal leaves but smaller. Inflorescences ca. 5(--10) cm; bracts linear-lanceolate to linear, ca. as long as to shorter than flowers, usually woolly. Calyx 0.9--1.2 cm; lobes 5, ± equal. Corolla yellow, with purple galea, occasionally lower lip purple-spotted, more than 2 cm; tube falcate apically, 1.2--1.6 cm, apex obtuse or ± acute; galea 0.7--1.4 cm, rounded in front; lower lip 5--7 mm X 0.7--1.4 cm, middle lobe rounded, smaller than lateral lobes. Anterior filament pair pubescent. Stigma included or slightly exserted. Capsule long ovoid to ovoid-lanceolate, to 1.8 cm X 7 mm. Fl. Jun--Sep, fr. Jul--Oct. 2n = 16.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support parasite
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
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Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.03 - 0.15
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Blooming months
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AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
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AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

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Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Back pain (whole plant), Foodborne diseases (whole plant), Headache (whole plant), Hypnotics and sedatives (whole plant), Pain (whole plant)
Human toxicity toxic (seed), toxic (whole)
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Images

Habit

Pedicularis oederi habit picture by Henk Van Lottum (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Pedicularis oederi leaf picture by Bo Strand (cc-by-sa)
Pedicularis oederi leaf picture by Krampl Tomáš (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Pedicularis oederi flower picture by Silvia Müller (cc-by-sa)
Pedicularis oederi flower picture by hilde decuypere hilde decuypere (cc-by-sa)
Pedicularis oederi flower picture by Salome Elisabeth (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Pedicularis oederi world distribution map, present in Austria, Bulgaria, Bhutan, Canada, Switzerland, China, Germany, France, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Mongolia, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Sweden, Tajikistan, Ukraine, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:807415-1
WFO ID wfo-0000470824
COL ID 75WWQ
BDTFX ID 48163
INPN ID 112589
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Pedicularis oederi f. oederi Pedicularis aspleniifolia Pedicularis virescens Pedicularis versicolor Pedicularis oederi subsp. oederi Pedicularis oederi var. oederi Pedicularis oederi

Lower taxons

Pedicularis oederi var. albertae Pedicularis oederi var. sinensis Pedicularis oederi subsp. branchyophylla Pedicularis oederi var. angustiflora Pedicularis oederi subsp. multipinna