Sickletop lousewort

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Pedicularis racemosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Orobanchaceae known by the common names sickletop lousewort and leafy lousewort. It is native to western North America, where it grows in coniferous forests. This is a perennial herb producing several stems up to 80 centimetres (31 in) tall, greenish to dark red in color.

• It belongs to the Orobanchaceae family. ^iNaturalist
• USDA PLANTS describes it as an herb (forb) / a subshrub with a perennial life cycle. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS lists it as native in the lower 48 states and records it in 10 states. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• NatureServe lists it as native to Colorado and Wyoming. ^NatureServe
• In Colorado, most iNaturalist sightings of it in flower come in July–August. ^iNaturalist
• iNaturalist has 1,763 research-grade sightings of it in Colorado, ranking #93 among the 110 flowers on our Colorado list. ^iNaturalist
• iNaturalist has 528 research-grade sightings of it in Wyoming, ranking #53 among the 107 flowers on our Wyoming list. ^iNaturalist