Pedicularis
Sign in to savePedicularis is a genus of perennial green root parasite plants currently placed in the family Orobanchaceae (the genus previously having been placed in Scrophulariaceae sensu lato). thumb|230px|Pedicularis sceptrum-carolinum (Moor-king Lousewort) thumb|230px|Pedicularis semibarbata ssp charlestonensis (pinewoods lousewort) thumbnail|Pollination thumb|230px|Pedicularis zeylanica ==Uses== Pedicularis is used medicinally in teas and smoking blends.
OverviewAI-generated
Pedicularis is a genus of plants within the kingdom Plantae. It belongs to the phylum Tracheophyta, class Magnoliopsida, and order Lamiales. The genus is classified in the family Orobanchaceae.
The native range of Pedicularis includes Afghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, the Aleutian Islands, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Arizona, Arkansas, and Assam. Occurrence records from iDigBio indicate the presence of the genus in Canada, the United States, Mexico, Switzerland, and Russia. These records are held by institutions such as the University of Alberta Museums, CIIDIR-IPN, SD, DAV, and NHA.
Synthesized by Vinony from 24 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, PubMed, Plants of the World, Gbif Occ, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderLamiales
- FamilyOrobanchaceae
via GBIF · Kew POWO
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 2,641
- With media
- 1,818
- Family
- Orobanchaceae
- Collections
- UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, CIIDIR-IPN, SD, DAV, NHA, CMN
- Recorded in
- Canada, United States, Mexico, Switzerland, Russia, China
Research
200 papers- Pedicularis L. Genus: Systematics, Botany, Phytochemistry, Chemotaxonomy, Ethnopharmacology, and Other.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2019
- Beneficial health applications and medicinal values of Pedicularis plants: A review.Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie · 2017
- Intraspecific floral colour variation in three Pedicularis species.Plant diversity · 2024
- Pedicularis resupinata Extract Prevents Depressive-like Behavior in Repeated Corticosterone-Induced Depression in Mice: A Preliminary Study.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022
- Complete chloroplast genomes and phylogenetic relationships of Pedicularis chinensis and Pedicularis kansuensis.Scientific reports · 2024
via PubMed
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Orobanchaceae
- Image
- Pedicularis rostratospicata.jpg
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- topic's main category
- Category:Pedicularis
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon name
- Pedicularis
- Commons category
- Pedicularis
- taxon common name
- 马先蒿属
- Commons gallery
- Pedicularis
- has fruit type
- capsule
- taxonomic type
- Pedicularis sylvatica
Sources (2)
via Wikidata · CC0
Article · Italiano
Pedicularis L. 1753 è un genere di piante spermatofite dicotiledoni parassite appartenenti alla famiglia delle Orobanchaceae.
Abstract from DBpedia / Wikipedia · CC BY-SA