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Swamp Lousewort (Pedicularis lanceolata)

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Pedicularis Lanceolata, or more commonly know as Swamp Lousewort, is a forb/herb (a forb/herb is a non-woody plant that is not a grass) of the genus Pedicularis. Its duration is perennial which means it will grow year after year. Pedicularis Lanceolata or Swamp Lousewort's floral region is North America US Lower 48, specifically in the states of Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia and Wisconsin.

  • Category: Dicot
  • Genus: Pedicularis
  • Family: Scrophulariaceae
  • Order: Scrophulariales
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Duration: Perennial
  • Growth Habit: Forb/herb
  • Native Status: L48 (N) CAN (N)
  • State T/E Status: CT (SC) KY (H) MA (E) MD (E) NY (T) PA (E) TN (T)
  • State T/E Common Name: CT (swamp lousewort) KY (swamp lousewort) MA (swamp lousewort) MD (swamp lousewort) NY (swamp lousewort) PA (swamp lousewort) TN (swamp lousewort)
  • National Wetland Indicator Status: FACW OBL
  • Regional Wetland Indicator Status: 1(FACW) 2(FACW) 3(FACW+) 4(OBL) 5(FACW+)





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