Canadian lousewort (Pedicularis canadensis)
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Flowering plantsIn Scioto County, Ohio

Canadian lousewort

Pedicularis canadensis L.

Canadian lousewort in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Near Scioto County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 2 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (60)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (22)
  • Recorded, season not shown (4)
  • Season shown (2)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
Canadian lousewort by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams County77 · Recorded, season not shown
Allen CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashtabula CountyNo qualifying records yet
Athens County21 · Season shown
Auglaize CountyNo qualifying records yet
Belmont CountyNo qualifying records yet
Brown CountyNo qualifying records yet
Butler CountyNo qualifying records yet
Carroll CountyNo qualifying records yet
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clark CountyNo qualifying records yet
Clermont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clinton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Columbiana CountyNo qualifying records yet
Coshocton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Crawford CountyNo qualifying records yet
Cuyahoga CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Darke CountyNo qualifying records yet
Defiance CountyNo qualifying records yet
Delaware CountyNo qualifying records yet
Erie CountyNo qualifying records yet
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yet
Franklin CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Gallia CountyNo qualifying records yet
Geauga CountyNo qualifying records yet
Greene County35 · Recorded, season not shown
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hamilton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hancock CountyNo qualifying records yet
Hardin CountyNo qualifying records yet
Harrison CountyNo qualifying records yet
Henry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Highland County27 · Recorded, season not shown
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Holmes CountyNo qualifying records yet
Huron CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jackson CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jefferson CountyNo qualifying records yet
Knox CountyNo qualifying records yet
Lake CountyNo qualifying records yet
Lawrence CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Licking CountyNo qualifying records yet
Logan CountyNo qualifying records yet
Lorain CountyNo qualifying records yet
Lucas County61 · Recorded, season not shown
Madison CountyNo qualifying records yet
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Marion CountyNo qualifying records yet
Medina CountyNo qualifying records yet
Meigs CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yet
Miami CountyNo qualifying records yet
Monroe CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Montgomery CountyNo qualifying records yet
Morgan CountyNo qualifying records yet
Morrow CountyNo qualifying records yet
Muskingum CountyNo qualifying records yet
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ottawa CountyNo qualifying records yet
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yet
Perry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pickaway CountyNo qualifying records yet
Pike CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Portage CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Preble CountyNo qualifying records yet
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yet
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Sandusky CountyNo qualifying records yet
Scioto County34 · Season shown
Seneca CountyNo qualifying records yet
Shelby CountyNo qualifying records yet
Stark CountyNo qualifying records yet
Summit CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Trumbull CountyNo qualifying records yet
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Union CountyNo qualifying records yet
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yet
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Warren CountyNo qualifying records yet
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wayne CountyNo qualifying records yet
Williams CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wood CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wyandot CountyNo qualifying records yet

No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.

Season

When it is recorded

In Scioto County

Mid-April to late May, middle week Apr 26 – May 2

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Recording in Scioto County · records of all species each week, 9,077 in all

Records per week from 34 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 29 dates. Latest record: May 2025.

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Records of Canadian lousewort in Scioto County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Canadian lousewortYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10006
Jan 11–17006
Jan 18–24006
Jan 25–31003
Feb 1–70010
Feb 8–140014
Feb 15–210012
Feb 22–280027
Mar 1–70015
Mar 8–140038
Mar 15–210037
Mar 22–280060
Mar 29 – Apr 400169
Apr 5–1111228
Apr 12–1800343
Apr 19–2533202
Apr 26 – May 2157936
May 3–987309
May 10–1622204
May 17–2322236
May 24–3021371
May 31 – Jun 611252
Jun 7–1300270
Jun 14–2000312
Jun 21–2700170
Jun 28 – Jul 400184
Jul 5–1100563
Jul 12–18001,279
Jul 19–2500227
Jul 26 – Aug 100148
Aug 2–800144
Aug 9–1500423
Aug 16–2200116
Aug 23–2900186
Aug 30 – Sep 500190
Sep 6–1200288
Sep 13–1900277
Sep 20–2600121
Sep 27 – Oct 300182
Oct 4–100072
Oct 11–1700127
Oct 18–240089
Oct 25–310048
Nov 1–70029
Nov 8–140048
Nov 15–210032
Nov 22–28008
Nov 29 – Dec 50017
Dec 6–120011
Dec 13–19007
Dec 20–260012
Dec 27 – Jan 20013

Reported in flower

Only 6 records here show flowers, too few to show a flowering season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

Reported in fruit

No records here show fruit yet, so there is no fruiting season to show. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

In Ohio

Mid-April to late August, middle week May 3–9

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 518 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 307 dates. Latest record: November 2025.

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Records of Canadian lousewort in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Canadian lousewortYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10006,211
Jan 11–17005,146
Jan 18–24004,645
Jan 25–31004,698
Feb 1–7006,023
Feb 8–14005,888
Feb 15–21005,436
Feb 22–28006,846
Mar 1–7008,321
Mar 8–140010,384
Mar 15–213212,620
Mar 22–281113,949
Mar 29 – Apr 46419,661
Apr 5–1115526,860
Apr 12–1840939,925
Apr 19–2547741,623
Apr 26 – May 293956,391
May 3–972952,952
May 10–1660953,785
May 17–23371057,698
May 24–3028954,651
May 31 – Jun 611753,099
Jun 7–1312553,700
Jun 14–2011556,625
Jun 21–275355,361
Jun 28 – Jul 44458,477
Jul 5–116461,336
Jul 12–183364,722
Jul 19–2512669,753
Jul 26 – Aug 18559,416
Aug 2–88559,712
Aug 9–154255,994
Aug 16–224354,328
Aug 23–293351,772
Aug 30 – Sep 54357,167
Sep 6–122259,075
Sep 13–195354,543
Sep 20–262245,860
Sep 27 – Oct 31143,180
Oct 4–102237,841
Oct 11–172130,824
Oct 18–241121,156
Oct 25–311119,021
Nov 1–71114,172
Nov 8–141112,621
Nov 15–21337,965
Nov 22–28008,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5006,083
Dec 6–12006,004
Dec 13–19005,423
Dec 20–26005,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2008,459

Reported in flower

No flowering season shown here. Most records come from a single year, so a season is not shown yet.

Reported in fruit

Only 4 records here show fruit, too few to show a fruiting season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Telling it apart

From what Ohio’s records show. Only what the records support is shown.

Often confused with

  • swamp lousewort Pedicularis lanceolata91 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • leafcup Polymnia canadensis18 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • broad beech fern Phegopteris hexagonoptera10 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Months not reported

  1. Jan: no record
  2. Feb: no record
  3. Mar: recorded
  4. Apr: recorded
  5. May: recorded
  6. Jun: recorded
  7. Jul: recorded
  8. Aug: recorded
  9. Sep: recorded
  10. Oct: recorded
  11. Nov: recorded
  12. Dec: no record

Not reported in Ohio in December to February, 2016 to 2025.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Forest69%31%
Wetland16%5%
Developed12%49%
Farmland2%11%
Open water0.8%3%

From 245 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
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Records behind the Scioto County result

34 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.