thebashfulbotanist:Pedicularis canadensis is an interesting-looking hemiparasitic plant in the
thebashfulbotanist:Pedicularis canadensis is an interesting-looking hemiparasitic plant in the family Orobanchanceae, which is known for its parasites. Although it produces some chlorophyll, it also parasitizes the roots of other plant species, much like its cousin, Castilleja. The flowers form an whorl pattern that looks very cool from the top! Although not commonly used today, historically P. canadensis was used as a food plant and a medicine for a number of purposes. Usually I hear it just called “pedicularis”, but it’s sometimes called Canadian lousewort or wood betony, though that name is also used for unrelated species of Betonica. -- source link