| Accepted name: |
Pedicularis canadensis L. |
| Synonym(s): |
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| English names: |
Head Betony
Canada Wood-betony
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| French names: |
Pédiculaire du Canada
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Scrophulariales
Family: Scrophulariaceae
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| OPL Code: |
HPEDCA
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
2 |
| Lifecycle: |
P |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
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| Distribution: |
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
Used as an ingredient in cough medicine. Infusion of root rubbed on sores. Decoction of root taken for stomachache and infusion taken for "flux." Put in dog bed to de-louse pups and used to rid sheep of lice(*7). Decoction taken to vomit for stomachaches caused by menstruating women.Infusion of smashed roots taken for heart troubles. Compound infusion of whole plants taken for consumption with bad hemorrhage(*8)(3). |
| Key Characters: |
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