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Pedicularis groenlandica
Bright pink flowers, pollinated by pollen collecting bees. Fern like, red tinted, leaves,deeply lobed . Plant family-Orobanchaceae
Growing in alpine tundra at approx. 12,000ft. Soil wet. Many elephantella plants growing by an alpine pond.
Gets name from folklore related to lice.
Spotted on Aug 7, 2015
Submitted on Aug 17, 2015
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