Irish wildflowers BSBI map

Lousewort, Pedicularis sylvatica subsp hibernica, Lus an ghiolla
Photographs: Ballingeary, Co. Cork

Lousewort (western sub-species)
Pedicularis sylvatica subsp. hibernica
Lus an ghiolla
Family: Scrophulariaceae

Flowering time: April-July. Perennial. Native.

2-lipped pink/reddish flowers, the upper lip blunt and slightly curved. The calyx and flower stalks are hairy. Many-stems grow from the base, the pinnate leaves alternate or opposite. Semi-parasitic. Height 10-20cm

Often the most frequent of the two sub-species on damp moorland in the south and west of Ireland

Similar: Pedicularis sylvatica subsp. sylvatica has hair-less stems and calyx

Irish Lousewort, Pedicularis sylvatica subsp hibernica, Lus an ghiolla

Irish Lousewort, Pedicularis sylvatica subsp hibernica, Lus an ghiolla
Lousewort, Pedicularis sylvatica subsp. hibernica, Lus an ghiolla

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