Elephant Head Flower Facts. Elephant s head pedicularis groenlandica this unusual and distinctive purplish flower resembles the head of an elephant. It ranges in height from 15 to 70 cm tall.
As the name represents when this flower blooms it looks like an elephant s trunk is pointing towards the sky. In bangladesh it has been used as a leafy vegetable with scientific study suggesting that it inhibits. Multiple stems arise from the basal leaves which are compound pinnate in structure.
The latin generic name is derived from mimus meaning mimic and refers to the grin ning pattern of the flower that resembles the masks worn by mimes.
Pedicularis groenlandica is a showy flowering plant in the family orobanchaceae which is known by the common names elephant s head and elephanthead lousewort 1 this erect plant can grow to a height of 80 centimetres 31 in. Healthy home gardening pictures video and information about elephant head. While both elephant head species look like elephant heads stacked atop each other and both species have fern like leaves they do have distinguishing features. Like other louseworts and related broomrape.
