Whorled Lousewort

Pedicularis verticillata

''Pedicularis verticillata'', the whorled lousewort, is a species of flowering plant in the family Orobanchaceae which can be found in Alaska, North-Western Canada, and everywhere in China at the elevation of 2,100–4,400 metres.
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Appearance

The plant is perennial and is 15–35 centimetres high. The stems are erect at the center and have hairs which come in four lines. It leaves carry 3 centimetres long petioles which are white coloured while its leaf-blades are oblong, lanceolate and are 2.5–3 centimetres by 1–1.2 centimetres.

Both stem and basal leaves are of the same length while the species' calyx is red and is 6 millimetres long and is ovoid. Raceme is inflorescent and dense, with white coloured flowers. It corolla is of purple colour and is 1.3 centimetres with right tube being bent. The galea is falcate, 5 millimetres long and rounded at the front. The plant' capsule is 1–1.5 centimetres by 4–5 millimetres, and is both apiculate and lanceolate with the seeds being 1.8 millimetres long.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderLamiales
FamilyOrobanchaceae
GenusPedicularis
SpeciesP. verticillata
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Switzerland