Pedicularis sudetica
Willd.
Sudetic Lousewort
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Summary
Source: WikipediaPedicularis sudetica, common names of which are fernweed, Sudeten lousewort, Sedetic lousewort, and Sudetic lousewort is a species of flowering plant in the family Orobanchaceae which is native to Poland, the former Czechoslovakia, and northern Russia to the Urals, but can now be found in such US states as Alaska, Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming, and Canada since it was introduced there. The plant is both perennial and bisexual. It grows 0.3 m (1 ft 0 in) high with the flowers being hermaphrodite.
Description
A fleshy herb. It grows 30 cm tall. The rootstock is slender and branches freely. The leaves and stems are dark coloured. The flowers are dark red. They are in a dense spike.
Edible Uses
The root can be eaten raw or cooked. Leaves and young shoots are edible when cooked and can be added to soups.
Traditional Uses
The leaves are added to soups. The roots are eaten raw or cooked. They are used in soups.
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Medicinal Uses
None known.
Distribution
It grows in cool temperate places.
Where It Grows
Alaska, Arctic, Canada, Europe, Greenland, Mongolia, North America, Norway, Siberia, USA,
Cultivation
We have very little information on this species and do not know if it will succeed in Britain, though judging by its native range it should succeed outdoors in most parts of the country. The following notes are based on the general needs of the genus. A semi-parasitic plant, growing on grass roots. This species is rather difficult to establish in cultivation, it is best grown in conditions that approximate to its native habitat. It requires a moist peaty soil and the presence of host grasses. Requires a partially shaded to sunny site in a well-drained gritty but moist soil.
Propagation
Sow seed in pots of turf collected from near wild colonies, or sow directly onto the site where plants are to remain. Division of established plants may be possible in spring; establish divisions close to the parent plants.
Other Uses
None known.
Notes
Also put in the family Scrophulariaceae and Lamiaceae.
Also Known As
Fernweed
References (3)
- Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/
- Porsild, A.E., 1953, Edible Plants of the Arctic, Arctic 6:15-34, page 24
- Urgamal, M., Oyuntsetseg, B., Nyambayar, D. & Dulamsuren, Ch. 2014. Conspectus of the vascular plants of Mongolia. (Editors: Sanchir, Ch. & Jamsran, Ts.). Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. “Admon“ Press. 334pp. (p. 158-187).
