Bracted Lousewort (wood betony), Family: Scrophulariaceae. Pedicularis bracteosa Benth., near Crystal Mountain Ski area, Washington. Finely divided fernlike leaves, double toothed and stalkless.  Flowers yellowish to red or purple, hooded upper lip, numerous in dense, elongate terminal cluster.  Found in moist open forest, alpine meadows, thickets.  Betony is Gallic word for medicinal plant.  (More)
Pedicularis canadensis L. was eaten as a potherb by Iroquois and Cherokee.
Elephanthead Lousewort,  were used by Native Americans to treat coughs.  Leaves and stems were dried, powdered and infused in water.

Pedicularis ornithorhyncha a very rare species found in meadows on the north flanks of  Mount Raineer.