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lousewort
[ lous-wurt, -wawrt ]
noun
- any plant belonging to the genus Pedicularis, of the figwort family, as the wood betony, formerly supposed to cause lice in sheep feeding on it: one species, P. furbishiae Furbish lousewort, of parts of Maine and New Brunswick, Canada, having finely toothed leaves and a cluster of yellow flowers, is endangered and was thought to be extinct until specimens were discovered in 1946 and again in 1976.
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The Lousewort is a small plant and does not rise very far above the ground.
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The stem of the Lousewort is hairy, and the leaves grow very close to it.
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The flowers of this Lousewort are yellowish and occur in crowded heads on low spreading stems, 4-6 in.
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