Pedicularis verticillata   Verticillate Lousewort

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The species name verticillata means whorled which refers to the arrangement of the leaves around the stem. Pedicularis verticillata grows in the damp meadows of the Alps, the Pyrenees, the Cevenne and the Apennines above 5,000 feet and as high as 10,000 feet.

Pedicularis verticillata

Pedicularis verticillata Verticillate Lousewort

Val de Fain, Engadine, Switzerland, 6th July 2010

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Pedicularis verticillata Verticillate Lousewort

Val de Fain, Engadine, Switzerland, 6th July 2010

Added on March 3rd 2011, updated 12th Ausgust 2023