Ceylon Lousewort
Pedicularis zeylanica
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka
- Flowering
- September-December
How to identify Ceylon Lousewort
Identify Ceylon Lousewort by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Finely divided fern-like leaves.
- Confirm flower colour: Pink.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: September-December.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka.
- Confirm it sits within the Scrophulariaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Ceylon Lousewort.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Pedicularis zeylanica
- Genus
- Pedicularis
- Family
- Scrophulariaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Open grasslands, damp locations
- Habitat type
- Grassland
- Native to
- India, Sri Lanka
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Typical of the Scrophulariaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Pinkrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Ceylon Lousewort itself; the rest are typical of the Scrophulariaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Ceylon Lousewort
Ceylon Lousewort (Pedicularis zeylanica) is a herb in the Scrophulariaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka. It grows in open grasslands, damp locations. Flowering and fruiting run from September to December.
Scrophulariaceae
Figwort family
Ceylon Lousewort belongs to the Scrophulariaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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