Meadow Lousewort
Pedicularis crenulata

Family: Broomrape (Orobanchaceae)
AKA: Scallop-leaf Lousewort, Purple Lousewort
Photo taken on: June 30, 2019
Location: Russell Lakes State Wildlife Area, SLV, CO
Life Zones: Foothills and montane
Habitat: Wet meadows, marshes, stream banks

Grows in large colonies to 16" high with lines of hairs on the stem. Leaves are narrow with scalloped edges. Purplish-pink, hooded flowers grow in a dense spike with leaf-like bracts.