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Pedicularis canadensis
A hairy plant with a short, dense cluster of terminal 2-lipped flowers that are yellow and red in color. Long, basal leaves that are deeply divided into toothed lobes.
Growing in a wet, deciduous forest near a small pond.
The genus and common names refer to a superstition that livestock would become infested with lice if they ate this plant.
Spotted on May 21, 2017
Submitted on May 26, 2017
