WorldFloraDB - Pedicularis sylvatica

Characteristics

A herb. It can complete its life-cycle or keep growing from several years. It has several stems. The leaves are dark green and crinkly. They are oblong with lobes along the stalk and teeth around the edge. There are flowers at the top of each stem. They are pink.

Life form

perennial

Growth form

herb

Growth support

parasite

Foliage retention

-

Sexuality

hermaphrodite

Pollination

entomogamy

Spread

myrmecochory

Mature width (meter)

-

Mature height (meter)

-

Root system

-

Rooting depth (meter)

-

Root diameter (meter)

-

Flower color

Blooming months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Fruit color

-

Fruiting months

-

Nitrogen fixer

-

Photosynthetic pathway

c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It grows in damp ground and acid soil.

Light
Soil humidity
Soil texture
Soil acidity
Soil nutriment
Hardiness (USDA)	-

Usage

The leaves are eaten raw or cooked.

Uses	medicinal
Edible	leaves
Therapeutic use	-
Human toxicity	toxic (seed), toxic (whole)
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Mode	-
Germination duration (days)	-
Germination temperacture (C°)	-
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	-
Minimum temperature (C°)	-
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-