14 grams Indian Warrior Flowers (Pedicularis Densiflora) Wildharvested USA

Description

Pedicularis densiflora
, known commonly as
Indian warrior
or
warrior's plume
, is a plant of the
lousewort genus
in the
broomrape family
.
Indian Warrior is native to
California
and
Oregon
in western
North America
and is found in
chaparral
, forests,
California oak woodlands
at low elevations.
Description
Pedicularis densiflora
is a
perennial
herb
with stout, green or sometimes reddish or
magenta
stems and
fern
-shaped leaves, and long spikes of deep red to bright pink flowers with toothed petals.
Like others of its genus, it is a root
parasitic plant
, attaching to the roots of other plants to obtain nutrients and water. This species is a facultative parasite, or hemiparasite, in that it can live without attaching to another plant but will parasitize if presented with the opportunity. It often parasitizes plants of the
heath family
, such as
manzanita
.