Flora:Ducksbill Lousewort
From Oregon Hikers Field Guide
| Pedicularis ornithorhyncha (formerly Pedicularis pedicellata) |
| Figwort Family |
Alternate Names: Bird's Beak Lousewort, Duck's Bill, Duck's Bill Lousewort
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Links
- Burke Museum
- CalFlora
- CalPhotos
- E-Flora BC
- Forestry Images
- Turner Photographics
- US Department of Agriculture Link
- Washington Flora Checklist
- Wildflowers.org
Description
Ducksbill Lousewort grows in subalpine meadows.
Tips on identifying Lousewort
| Cream colored flowers;only local species with solid leaves | Sickletop Lousewort | Pedicularis racemosa |
| Cream colored flowers;about 2 feet tall;lacy leaves | Coil Beaked Lousewort | Pedicularis contorta |
| Yellow flowers;hairy stems;about 3 feet tall;medium to high elevation | Bracted Lousewort | Pedicularis bracteosa |
| Yellow flowers;hairy stems;about 1 foot tall;grows only near Mt Rainier | Mount Rainier Lousewort | Pedicularis rainierensis |
| Purple flowers shaped like elephant's heads;flowers grow all along stem | Elephanthead Lousewort | Pedicularis groenlandica |
| Purple flowers shaped like elephant's heads;about 1 foot tall | Little Elephanthead Lousewort | Pedicularis attollens |
| Purple flowers;flowers clustered at top of stem | Ducksbill Lousewort | Pedicularis ornithorhyncha |
Contributors
- Stevefromdodge (creator)