Elephanthead Lousewort is a remarkable mountain wildflower of wet meadows and stream banks whose pink-to-red flowers uncannily resemble a tiny elephant's head with raised trunk and floppy ears. It is hemiparasitic on neighboring plant roots. Bumblebees are the primary pollinators, and it blooms in subalpine meadows from June through August.
Best time to see a Elephanthead Lousewort
The best time to see a Elephanthead Lousewort is June–July, when about 78% of U.S. sightings happen, based on 9,922 research-grade iNaturalist observations.
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