Pedicularis sceptrum-carolinum L. is a plant in the Orobanchaceae family, order Lamiales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Pedicularis sceptrum-carolinum L.

Pedicularis sceptrum-carolinum is a Pedicularis plant species commonly called moor-king or moor-king lousewort.

Family

Orobanchaceae

Genus

Pedicularis

Order

Lamiales

Class

Magnoliopsida

⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Pedicularis sceptrum-carolinum L.

Pedicularis sceptrum-carolinum (described as Pedicularis sceptrum-carolinum L. by Linnaeus) is a plant species belonging to the genus Pedicularis. It has the common names moor-king and moor-king lousewort.

Photo: (c) Ilya Filippov, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Ilya Filippov · cc-by

Taxonomy

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Orobanchaceae › Pedicularis

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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