Pedicularis

Pedicularis
Pedicularis bracteosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Orobanchaceae
Tribe:	Pedicularideae
Genus:	Pedicularis L.\
Species
650+, see text
Synonyms
List Elephantella Rydb. Enslenia Raf. Nelensia Poir. Pediculariopsis Á.Löve & D.Löve Prosopia Rchb. Scepanium Ehrh. Sceptrum J.O.Rudbeck ex Hartm.

Pedicularis is a genus of perennial green root parasite plants currently placed in the family Orobanchaceae (the genus previously having been placed in Scrophulariaceae sensu lato^[1]).