OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Santalales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Comandra umbellata var. umbellata   FAMILY Santalaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Comandra umbellata ssp. umbellata   FAMILY Santalaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Comandra umbellata ssp. umbellata

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of Vascular Plants of NE US & Adjacent Canada (Gleason & Cronquist,1991)

Comandra umbellata var. umbellata

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 060-01-001:

Comandra umbellata   FAMILY Santalaceae

INCLUDING Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)

Comandra richardsiana

INCLUDING Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)

Comandra umbellata

INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Comandra umbellata

 

COMMON NAME:
Eastern Bastard-toadflax, Eastern Comandra, Star-toadflax


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image of Comandra umbellata var. umbellata, Eastern Bastard-toadflax, Eastern Comandra, Star-toadflax

Bruce A. Sorrie    bas_comandra_umbellata3

May    Moore County    NC

Plant parasitic, but contains chlorophyll. Leaves elliptic, to 1.25" long, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).

image of Comandra umbellata var. umbellata, Eastern Bastard-toadflax, Eastern Comandra, Star-toadflax

Bruce A. Sorrie    bas_comandra_umbellata3b

May    Moore County    NC

Perianth consists of a cuplike calyx w 5 spreading white lobes (no petals), per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).

image of Comandra umbellata var. umbellata, Eastern Bastard-toadflax, Eastern Comandra, Star-toadflax

Alan S. Weakley    asw_10231869845985121

July    Hoke County    NC

Hemiparasite. Distinctive pale color and distinctive reduction in leaf size upwards. — Alan Weakley

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Comandra umbellata var. umbellata   FAMILY Santalaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Comandra umbellata ssp. umbellata   FAMILY Santalaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Comandra umbellata ssp. umbellata

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of Vascular Plants of NE US & Adjacent Canada (Gleason & Cronquist,1991)
Comandra umbellata var. umbellata

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 060-01-001:
Comandra umbellata   FAMILY Santalaceae

INCLUDING Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Comandra richardsiana

INCLUDING Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Comandra umbellata

INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Comandra umbellata

 

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2836

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Dry forests and woodlands, woodland borders, glades, usually in acidic soils and most common in oak/heath forests, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common in Carolina Mountains & Carolina Piedmont, uncommon in Carolina Coastal Plain (rare in GA)

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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White
5 petaloid sepals
Petals absent
5 stamens
Inferior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer
Drupe

 

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