Pedicularis is a genus of perennial green root parasite plants belonging to the broomrape family Orobanchaceae. Between 350 and 600 species are accepted by different authorities, mostly from the wetter northern temperate zones, as well as from South America. The highest diversity is in eastern Asia, with 352 species accepted in China alone by the Flora of China (not detailed here; see external links for details).
The common name lousewort, applied to several species, derives from an old belief that these plants, when ingested, were responsible for lice infestations in stock.
- Selected species
- Pedicularis acaulis
- Pedicularis amoena
- Pedicularis arguteserrata
- Pedicularis ascendens
- Pedicularis asparagoides
- Pedicularis asplenifolia
- Pedicularis attollens
- Pedicularis baumgartenii
- Pedicularis brachyodonta
- Pedicularis bracteosa (Fern-leaf, Towering, or Bracted Lousewort)
- Pedicularis canadensis (Canadian Lousewort)
- Pedicularis centranthera
- Pedicularis comosa
- Pedicularis compacta
- Pedicularis contorta (Coiled Lousewort or White-coiled Beak Lousewort)
- Pedicularis dasyantha (Woolly Lousewort)
- Pedicularis dasystachys
- Pedicularis densiflora (Indian Warrior)
- Pedicularis dudleyi (Dudley's Lousewort)
- Pedicularis elegans
- Pedicularis elongata
- Pedicularis exaltata
- Pedicularis ferdinandi
- Pedicularis flammea (Redrattle)
- Pedicularis foliosa (Leafy Lousewort)
- Pedicularis furbishiae (Furbish's Lousewort)
- Pedicularis friderici-augusti
- Pedicularis graeca
- Pedicularis groenlandica (Elephant's Head)
- Pedicularis gyroflexa
- Pedicularis hacquetii
- Pedicularis heterodonta
- Pedicularis hirsuta (Hairy Lousewort)
- Pedicularis howellii
- Pedicularis julica
- Pedicularis kaufmannii
- Pedicularis kerneri
- Pedicularis labradorica
- Pedicularis langsdorfii
- Pedicularis lapponica (Lapland Lousewort)
- Pedicularis leucodon
- Pedicularis limnogena
- Pedicularis mixta
- Pedicularis oederi (Crimson-tipped Lousewort)
- Pedicularis ornithorhyncha (Ducksbill Lousewort)
- Pedicularis orthantha
- Pedicularis palustris (Marsh Lousewort)
- Pedicularis pectinata
- Pedicularis petiolaris
- Pedicularis physocalyx
- Pedicularis portenschlagii
- Pedicularis procera (Giant Lousewort)
- Pedicularis pyrenaica
- Pedicularis racemosa (Parrot's Beak)
- Pedicularis rainierensis
- Pedicularis recutita
- Pedicularis resupinata
- Pedicularis rosea
- Pedicularis rostratocapitata
- Pedicularis rostratospicata
- Pedicularis sceptrum-carolinum (Moor-king Lousewort)
- Pedicularis schizocalyx
- Pedicularis semibarbata
- Pedicularis sibthorpii
- Pedicularis sudetica
- Pedicularis sylvatica (Common Lousewort)
- Pedicularis tuberosa
- Pedicularis uralensis
- Pedicularis verticillata (Verticillate Lousewort)