Scientific Name:
Kingdom: Plantae
Division:
Class: Dicoteldonae (two seed-leaves) Family: Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family)
Genera: Pedicularis (Lousewort, Fernweed) (Lat. pediculus = a louse; animals who ate these plants were said to be protected from lice.)
Species: labradorica (of Labrador, where this species was first found and described) English Name(s):
Labrador Lousewort, Labrador Fernweed
First Nation Names:
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