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Pedicularis groenlandica
North American species of flowering plant / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Elephantella" redirects here. For the taxonomic synoynm for the genus, see Pedicularis.
Pedicularis groenlandica is a showy flowering plant in the family Orobanchaceae commonly known as elephant's head, little pink elephant, elephantella, or similar common names inspired by the resemblance of the flower to the head of an elephant. It is also less commonly known as butterfly tongue for the long beak on the flower. Like many other plants in genus Pedicularis, it is a parasitic plant and depends on host plants to survive.
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Pedicularis groenlandica | |
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Sangre de Cristo Mountains, New Mexico | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Orobanchaceae |
Genus: | Pedicularis |
Species: | P. groenlandica |
Binomial name | |
Pedicularis groenlandica | |
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Global range of Pedicularis groenlandica from GBIF (January 2023) | |
Synonyms[3] | |
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