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Accession Data:

Pedicularis lanceolata Michx.

  • Common Name: Swamp Lousewort
  • Family: Orobanchaceae Vent.

  • Country of Origin: central & eastern US & Canada
  • Habitat: swamps, fens, seeps and springs, sedge meadows

  • Description: This hemiparasitic plant is a threatened species in Connecticut.
  • Culture: Hemiparasite will grow on its own, but does better in conjuction with other plants. Allow weeds to grow in pot and refrain from excessive weeding.

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 201800098
  • Source: Wood Thrush Natives
  • Accession Date: 10-12-2018
  • Bench: 2316 - Equisetum
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 1 confirmed on 10-29-2024

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: euasterid I
  • Order: Lamiales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Orobanchaceae
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe: Pedicularideae
  • SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019

References (internal):

  • Parastic Plant Species
  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Manitoba / Ontario / Illinois / Iowa / Minnesota / Missouri / North Dakota / Nebraska / South Dakota / Wisconsin / Connecticut / Indiana / Masachusettes / Michigan / New Jersey / New York / Ohio / Pennsylvania / West Virginia / Delaware / Georgia / Kentucky / Maryland / North Carolina / Tennessee / Virginia / District of Columbia

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Sunday, October 14, 2018.
  2. Pedicularis lanceolata at Connecticut Botanical Society. Last accessed on Sunday, October 14, 2018.
  3. Swamp Lousewort at Illinois Wildflowers. Last accessed on Sunday, October 14, 2018.
  4. Pedicularis lanceolata at USDA PLANTS Database. Last accessed on Sunday, October 14, 2018.

data regenerated on Tue, 29 Oct 2024 08:24:01 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

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Current Accessions in the Orobanchaceae

Subfamily
Tribe Pedicularideae

  • Pedicularis lanceolata
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