Names and Myths

Pedicularis of lice (believed that cattle grazing in European lousewort would be covered with lice ⁴⁹,

canadensis of Canada

Natural history / Folklore

Betonies are difficult to transplant due to a symbiotic relationship with underground fungi.¹

Description

April - June Narrow deeply lobed leaves, flowers red, yellow, or a mixture of both in the same head. Open woods, roadside banks.