Definition of Lousewort. Meaning of Lousewort. Synonyms of Lousewort

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Definition of Lousewort

Lousewort
Lousewort Louse"wort`, n. (Bot.) Any species of Pedicularis, a genus of perennial herbs. It was said to make sheep that fed on it lousy. Yellow lousewort, a plant of the genus Rhinanthus.

Meaning of Lousewort from wikipedia

- centranthera Pedicularis contorta (coiled lousewort or white-coiled beak lousewort) Pedicularis dasyantha (woolly lousewort) Pedicularis densiflora (Indian warrior)...
- Pedicularis canadensis, commonly called Canadian lousewort or wood betony, is a flowering plant in the family Orobanchaceae. It is native to North America...
- the family Orobanchaceae known by the common names dwarf lousewort and Great Basin lousewort. It is native to the western United States from eastern Oregon...
- known as Mount Rainier lousewort. It is endemic to the vicinity of Mount Rainier in Washington state. The Mount Rainier lousewort has a imperiled status...
- Pedicularis lanceolata, the swamp lousewort, is a species of flowering plant native to the Midwestern and Northeastern United States and southern Canada...
- Pedicularis oederi is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Orobanchaceae. Its native range is Subarctic and Subalpine Northern Hemisphere...
- the family Orobanchaceae known by the common names sickletop lousewort and leafy lousewort. It is native to western North America, where it grows in coniferous...
- galea that serve to distinguish this species from others. Like other louseworts and related broomrape genera, this is a root hemiparasite which obtains...
- Woolly lousewort is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Pedicularis dasyantha, native to Europe Pedicularis lanata, native to Canada and...
- flowering plant in the family Orobanchaceae known by the common name Dudley's lousewort. It is endemic to central California, where it is known from about ten...