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Wood Betony (Pedicularis canadensis)

Image ID: 2011/bf027

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Other common names: Lousewort
Native
Family: Scrophulariaceae (Figwort)
Height: 0.5 to 1.5 ft. (shrub)
Blooms: April to June
Leaf Type: lobed
Bloom Size:  0.75 in. (typical)
Flower Description: Flat or rounded clusters, Irregular blossoms
Location: Butler-Freeport Trail
Date:  5/22/2011
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We started out as wildflowers from the bicycle trails of western Pennsylvania, but we've grown!
Meyer, Joseph E. (1918). The Herbalist and Herb Doctor. Hammond, Ind.: Indiana Herb Gardens. 400 pp.

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