Pedicularis verticillata L., 1753 37% complete

Whorled lousewort

Sp. Pl.: 608 (1753)


Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Pedicularis verticillata, with what every source says about it. When sources disagree, the strongest source is shown (how sources are ranked). Values imported before sources were recorded one by one are marked Source not recorded.

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Sourced6 Differs from sources2 Source not recorded15 Not on the record5 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
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Bibliography Sp. Pl.: 608 (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 Whorled lousewort No source recorded
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Observations Subarctic & Subalpine Eurasia, Alaska to NW. & W. British Columbia No source recorded
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Morphology
Average height 9 cm
  • 8.7 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 75 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 164, 421, 468, 547
Differs from sources
Biological type hemicryptophyte
  • hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 7 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 175, 918
Sourced
Flower color purple Sourced
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 23 cm
  • 22.5 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 164, 421, 468, 547
Differs from sources
Sexuality empty Not on the record
Vegetable false No source recorded
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Phenology
Bloom months jun, jul, aug, sep No source recorded
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Duration perennial
  • perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 164, 175, 460, 918
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Ecology
Atmospheric humidity 6 / 9 · moderately humid air No source recorded
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Light 8 / 9 · light No source recorded
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Nitrogen fixation None Sourced
Ph maximum pH 8 No source recorded
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Ph minimum pH 7.5 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 242
Sourced
Soil salinity 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils
  • 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 242
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Other
Soil ph indicator — Not on the record
Temperature indicator — Not on the record