Pedicularis sylvatica
Tracheophyta
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Ecology
A perennial, rarely biennial, root-hemiparasitic of acidic soils, found on damp grassy heaths, moorlands, upland flushed grasslands and the drier parts of bogs and marshes. 0-915 m (Macgillycuddy`s Reeks, S. Kerry).
Status
Native
Trends
P. sylvatica was mapped as `all records` in the 1962 Atlas. There has been a widespread decline in S. and E. England, which can be attributed to the loss of heathlands and unimproved grasslands. Analysis of the database reveals that most losses have occurred since 1950. Two subspecies occur in our area: subsp. sylvatica occurs throughout the range of the species; subsp. hibernica is mapped separately.
World Distribution
European Temperate element.
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Broad Habitats
Light (Ellenberg): 8
Moisture (Ellenberg): 8
Reaction (Ellenberg): 3
Nitrogen (Ellenberg): 2
Salt Tolerance (Ellenberg): 0
January Mean Temperature (Celsius): 3.4
July Mean Temperature (Celsius): 14.1
Annual Precipitation (mm): 1202
Height (cm): 25
Perennation - primary
Perennial
Life Form - primary
Hemicryptophyte
Woodiness
Herbaceous
Clonality - primary
Little or no vegetative spread
Count of 10km squares in Great Britain: 2118
Count of 10km squares in Ireland: 744
Count of 10km squares in the Channel Isles: 9
Atlas Change Index: -1.28
Weighted Changed Factor: -23
Weighted Change Factor Confidence (90%)
10
JNCC Designations
NBNSYS0000004131