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. The common name lousewort, applied to several species, derives from an old belief that these plants, when ingested, we...
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Pedicularis is a genus of hardy herbaceous plants belonging to the family Scrophulariaceae. They bear spikes or racemes of flowers, whose corollas have swollen tubes and bilabiate limbs. The species include the British red rattle (Pedicularis sylvatica) and lousewort (Pedicularis palustris).
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