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Elephant Heads
( Pedicularis groenlandica )
Pedicularis groenlandica
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About Elephant Heads (Pedicularis groenlandica)
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Pedicularis groenlandica
is a showy flowering plant in the broomrape family which is known by the common names elephant's head and elephanthead lousewort. This erect plant can grow to a height of 80 centimeters. Its sharply-toothed fernlike leaves are located low on the stout stem. The stem is topped with a large flower cluster of bright pink to purple or white flowers. Each flower has a long, pointed beak which curves upward, superficially resembling the trunk of an elephant, and the lateral lobes of the flower resemble an elephant's ears. Like other louseworts and related broomrape genera, this is a root parasite which obtains nutrients from the roots of other plants by piercing them with haustoria. This plant is found in the high mountain ranges of western North America, particularly the Cascades and High Sierra, much of Canada and Greenland. It grows in wet environments such as riverbanks.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Perennial herb
Size
1.3 - 2.6 ft tall
Form
Upright
Growth Rate
Moderate
Flower Color
Purple, Pink, White
Flowering Season
Spring
Wildlife Supported
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 3
likely
* )
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Variable Checkerspot
Euphydryas chalcedona
Euphydryas chalcedona
*
Edith's Checkerspot
Euphydryas editha
Euphydryas editha
*
Anicia Checkerspot
Euphydryas anicia
Euphydryas anicia
Landscaping Information
Sun
Full Sun
Nurseries
Carried by 1
Soil Drainage
Standing
Soil Description
Prefers loamy soils
Natural Setting
Site Type
Wet meadows, streamsides, bogs
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 13.1" - 120.0", Summer Precipitation: 0.30" - 4.08", Coldest Month: 20.6" - 52.0", Hottest Month: 43.6" - 79.3", Humidity: 0.53" - 17.01", Elevation: 178" - 12226"
Alternative Names
Common Names
: Elephant's Head, Elephant-head Lousewort, Elephanthead Lousewort
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Pedicularis groenlandica
Sources include:
Wikipedia
. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the
California Consortia of Herbaria
, Sunset information provided by
Jepson Flora Project
. Propogation from seed information provided by the
Santa Barbara Botanical Garden
from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include
CalPhotos
,
Wikimedia Commons
, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include
Calflora
,
CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online
,
Jepson Flora Project
,
Las Pilitas
,
Theodore Payne
,
Tree of Life
,
The Xerces Society
, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from
PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.
Links:
Jepson eFlora Taxon Page
CalPhotos
Wikipedia
Calflora
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