Pedicularis canadensis

Family

Scrophulariaceae

Common Name(s)

Lousewort, wood betony

Flowering Time

May

Fruit/Seed Maturation Sign

Seeds are light brown, outside of capsule is yellowish, beginning to turn brown

Fruit/Seed Collection Dates

Late May to early June

Notes

Needs stratification and a host plant; make a slit in soil next to a grass and sow seed about 3/8 inch deep (Shirley 1994).

Modest seed output and vegetative spread (Barkely 1986, Gleason and Cronquist 1991).

Seed Cleaning

Separate small seeds from capsule using sieve

Storage

Dry

Restoration Potential

Low