Pedicularis sylvatica L., 1753 41% complete

Lousewort

Sp. Pl.: 607 (1753)


Data sources

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Sourced10 Differs from sources2 Source not recorded13 Not on the record6 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
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Bibliography Sp. Pl.: 607 (1753) No source recorded
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Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
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Rank species No source recorded
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Status accepted No source recorded
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Year 1753 No source recorded
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Descriptive
Common name Lousewort No source recorded
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Observations Europe No source recorded
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Morphology
Average height 8 cm Sourced
Biological type hemicryptophyte
  • hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 8 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 174, 178, 918
Sourced
Flower color purple Differs from sources
Foliage texture empty Not on the record
Fruit shape empty Not on the record
Growth habit Forb/herb No source recorded
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Maximum height 25 cm Sourced
Sexuality hermaphrodite Sourced
Vegetable false No source recorded
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Phenology
Bloom months jan, apr, jun Sourced
Duration biennial, perennial
  • biennial, perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 178, 460, 918
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Ecology
Atmospheric humidity 6 / 9 · moderately humid air No source recorded
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Ground humidity 8 / 12 · very wet, flooded several months a year (hydrophilous)
  • 8 / 12 · very wet, flooded several months a year (hydrophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
Sourced
Light 7 / 9 · half-light to light Differs from sources
Nitrogen fixation None Sourced
Ph maximum pH 4 No source recorded
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Ph minimum pH 3 No source recorded
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Soil nutriments 2 / 9 · very poor (peroligotrophic)
  • 2 / 9 · very poor (peroligotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
Sourced
Soil salinity 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils
  • 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242, 489
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Other
Propagation method — Not on the record
Shade tolerance — Not on the record
Soil ph indicator — Not on the record
Temperature indicator — Not on the record