Pedicularis sylvatica subsp. lusitanica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Photokaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Orobanchaceae
Tribus: Pedicularideae
Genus: Pedicularis
Species: Pedicularis sylvatica
Subspecies: Pedicularis sylvatica subsp. lusitanica

Name

Pedicularis sylvatica subsp. lusitanica (Hoffmanns. & Link) Cout., Fl. Portugal: 11470427 (1913).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Pedicularis lusitanica Hoffmanns. & Link, Fl. Portug. 1: 306 (1813).
    • Type locality: “Sur les montagnes près de Cintra; aux lieux humides près d’Alcacer-do-Sal, et dans plusieurs autres endroits des parties méridionales du pays”
• Homotypic
  • Pedicularis sylvatica var. lusitanica (Hoffmanns. & Link) Merino, Fl. Galicia 3: 574 (1909).
• Heterotypic
  • Pedicularis sylvatica f. glabrescens Cout., Fl. Portugal: 11470427 (1913).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Regional: Southwestern Europe Portugal, Spain. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria (doubtful), Morocco. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Coutinho, A.X.P. 1913. Flora de Portugal (plantas vasculares) disposta em chaves dichotomicas. A (1st ed.). Paris, Aillaud, Alves. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Pedicularis sylvatica subsp. lusitanica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Nov 8. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Pedicularis sylvatica subsp. lusitanica. Published online. Accessed: 8 Nov 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Pedicularis sylvatica subsp. lusitanica. Accessed: 8 Nov 2025. Reference page. 
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Pedicularis sylvatica subsp. lusitanica in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Nov 8.Reference page.

Vernacular names

• français: Pédiculaire du Portugal

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