This section is from the book "Who's Who Among The Wild Flowers", by W. I. Beecroft. Also available from Amazon: A Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants.
Beefsteak Plant: High Heal-all. Pedicularis canadensis.
Figwort Family. May - July.
Found in open woods. Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Manitoba, Kansas, Colorado.
Greenish yellow and purplish red, 2-lipped, in short, dense clusters, terminating stems 6 - 18 inches high.
Long, narrow, deeply toothed.

Wood Betony.
 
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