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Eastern Lousewort, Wood-betony (Pedularis canadensis) Clay Co., NC 14 May 2005 Statewide and common in the western half of NC, E. Lousewort grows in various wooded habitats. | |
Eastern Lousewort, Wood-betony (Pedularis canadensis) Clay Co., NC 14 May 2005 Formerly placed in the snapdragon family (Scrophulariaceae), many authorities now place the hemiparasitic Pedicularis in the broom-rape family (Orobanchaceae). | |
Eastern Lousewort, Wood-betony (Pedularis canadensis) Clay Co., NC 19 May 2007 |
Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; Alan Weakley's Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Supplemental resources include USDA plants website, and NatureServe.
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