Pedicularis verticillata L.

Whorled lousewort (en), Pédiculaire verticillée (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Orobanchaceae > Pedicularis

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb. It grows 0.05-0.25m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support parasite
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.05 - 0.25
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
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 -

Images

Habit

Pedicularis verticillata habit picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)
Pedicularis verticillata habit picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)
Pedicularis verticillata habit picture by Francois Mansour (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Pedicularis verticillata leaf picture by Béatrice Escande (cc-by-sa)
Pedicularis verticillata leaf picture by Bert Geerdes (cc-by-sa)
Pedicularis verticillata leaf picture by Laurent (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Pedicularis verticillata flower picture by mariangelarosta (cc-by-sa)
Pedicularis verticillata flower picture by Igor Odi (cc-by-sa)
Pedicularis verticillata flower picture by Flare Mas (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Pedicularis verticillata fruit picture by Carlos Villasante (cc-by-sa)
Pedicularis verticillata fruit picture by Diego Alex (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Pedicularis verticillata world distribution map, present in Albania, Andorra, Austria, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Switzerland, China, Germany, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein, Montenegro, Mongolia, Poland, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Taiwan, Province of China, Ukraine, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:186480-2
WFO ID wfo-0000475216
COL ID 768KC
BDTFX ID 48193
INPN ID 112604
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Pediculariopsis verticillata Pedicularis hallaisanensis Pedicularis taquetii Pedicularis calosantha Pedicularis menziesii Pedicularis sikangensis Pedicularis callosa Pedicularis pedemontana Pedicularis steveni Pedicularis verticillata subsp. verticillata Pedicularis verticillata var. hallaisanensis Pedicularis verticillata

Lower taxons

Pedicularis verticillata subsp. latisecta Pedicularis verticillata subsp. tangutica