Furbish lousewort
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Furbish lousewort — [fʉr′bish] n. a rare lousewort (Pedicularis furbishiae) with greenish yellow flowers found in Maine and Canada … English World dictionary
Furbish lousewort — /ferr bish/. See under lousewort. [1975 80; after Kate Furbish (1834 1931), U.S. botanist, its discoverer] … Useful english dictionary
Furbish, Catherine — ▪ American botanist byname Kate Furbish born May 19, 1834, Exeter, N.H., U.S. died Dec. 6, 1931, Brunswick, Maine American botanist, who devoted her lifelong energies to documenting and making drawings of the flora of Maine, enriching… … Universalium
lousewort — /lows werrt , wawrt /, n. any plant belonging to the genus Pedicularis, of the figwort family, as the wood betony, formerly supposed to cause lice in sheep feeding on it: one species, P. furbishiae (Furbish lousewort), of parts of Maine and New… … Universalium
Fur|bish lousewort — «FUR bihsh», a rare species of lousewort discovered in Maine in 1880 and thought to be extinct until rediscovered in 1976: »The Furbish lousewort, despite its unprepossessing name is…delicate and fernlike (Philip Shabecoff). ╂[< Kate Furbish,… … Useful english dictionary
Pedicularis furbishiae — Taxobox status = EN regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Lamiales familia = Scrophulariaceae genus = Pedicularis species = P. furbishiae binomial = Pedicularis furbishiae binomial authority = S.WatsonFurbish s… … Wikipedia
Maine North Woods — The Maine North Woods is the northern geographic area of the state of Maine in the United States. It covers more than 3.5 million acres (14,000 km²) of top forest land in north western Maine. It includes western Aroostook and northern Somerset,… … Wikipedia
Pedicularis furbishiae — ID 60211 Symbol Key PEFU Common Name Furbish s lousewort Family Scrophulariaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution ME Growth Habit Forb/herb Duratio … USDA Plant Characteristics
List of Canadian plants by family S — Main page: List of Canadian plants by familyFamilies: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I J K | L | M | N | O | P Q | R | S | T | U V W | X Y Z Salicaceae * Populus angustifolia narrowleaf cottonwood * Populus balsamifera balsam poplar * Populus… … Wikipedia
Pedicularis — foliosa Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae … Wikipedia
