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bastard toadflax

Scientific Name: Comandra

Family: Santalaceae

Category: Dicot

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Description: Comandra is a monotypic genus containing the single species Comandra umbellata. Its common names include bastard toadflax, umbellate bastard toadflax,&nbsp&*! Thesium humifusum Bastard-toadflax R DD N. Thesium humifusum whole Thesium humifusum close Thesium humifusum flower. The attraction&nbsp&*! In Europe the name bastard toadflax is used for plants of the genus Thesium, which also has species distributed throughout Africa, Asia, and South America.&*! The common epithet, bastard toadflax, while colorful, may mislead neither the flower nor leaves resemble a flax or a toadflax.&*! Bastard Toadflax Comandra umbellata. Sandalwood family (Santalaceae). : This herbaceous perennial plant is up to 1&#39 tall its leafy stems are either&nbsp&*! Generals Classification Subordinate Taxa Wetland Related Links. Comandra umbellata (L.) Nutt. Show All Show Tabs bastard toadflax&nbsp&*! Comandra umbellata subspecies pallida (Bastard Toadflax) Santalaceae ( Sandalwood Family). Semi-desert, foothills. Meadows, openings. Spring, summer .&*! Despite its coarse-sounding name, bastard toadflax is one of the hundreds of wildflowers that bejewel native prairies. A perennial herb with yellowish- green&nbsp&*! Bastard Toadflax is a hemiparasitic species in the Sandalwood family that will often attach to a host plant to meet nutritional and/or water needs.&*! Bastard-toadflax is a hemiparasite, that is, it may attach specialized roots to the roots of a host-plant and derive some nutrients this way, .. bastard-toadflax.&*! Photos and information about Minnesota flora - Bastard Toadflax: flat cluster of white star-shaped flowers inch across with a green center and 5 yellow&nbsp&*! Comandra umbellata is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.3 m (1ft). It is in flower from Apr to June. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female&nbsp&*! Common Name, Pale Bastard Toadflax. Family, Santalaceae. Synonyms, C. umbellata pallida. (A.DC.)Piehl. Known Hazards, There is a report that the plant can&nbsp&*! Comandra umbellata (Bastard toadflax) Bruso, George H. Comandra umbellata. Comandra umbellata (L.) Nutt. Bastard toadflax. Santalaceae&nbsp&*! Comandra umbellata (Bastard toadflax) Santalaceae. Comandra umbellata gets its scientific name from the hairs at the base of its stamens (comandra means&nbsp&*! Bastard toadflax definition, any of several low-growing, often parasitic plants of the genus Comandra, having alternate leaves and clusters of small whitish&nbsp&*! A hemiparasitic perennial plant (Comandra umbellata) of North America, having clusters of small whitish or greenish flowers. American Heritage Dictionary of&nbsp&*! Bastard Toadflax is a native, short erect perennial plant growing to 12 inches high on simple, light green, smooth stems, sometimes with a few branches.&*! Thesium humifusum (Bastard-toadflax). Summary Photos Maps Habitats Life Form Distribution Conservation Status Other Accounts References&nbsp&*! The Bastard-toadflax Family used to be called the Mistletoe (Viscaceae) Family. The Sandalwood tree (Santalum album yields oil of sandalwood, which contains &nbsp&*! n woody creeping parasite of western North America having numerous thick powdery leaves and panicles of small dull-white flowers. Synonyms: Comandra&nbsp&*! Comandra umbellata bastard toadflax https://www.google.com/search?q= Comandra+umbellata+bastard+toadflax&amphl=en&ampauthuser=0&ampsce=lnms&amptbm= &nbsp&*! Common Name Bastard Toadflax. Latin Name: Comandra umbellata. Pronounced: &quotcoh-MAN-drah um-bell-ATE-uh&quot. Type of Plant: Prairie Forb (&quot wildflower&quot).&*! bastard toadflax. noun. A hemiparasitic perennial plant (Comandra umbellata) of North America, having clusters of small whitish or greenish flowers.&*! Common names. Well-formed: N Recommended: Y Language: English NBN ID code: NBNSYS0000165036. Bastard-Toadflax. Checklists containing Bastard-&nbsp&*! Bastard Toadflax is a parasitic, ground-hugging plant with compact terminal clusters. Being parasitic, it obtains most of its nutrients from the roots of shrubs and&nbsp&*! Species - Bastard Toadflax - Comandra umbellata. Bastard Toadflax - Comandra umbellata. Other Names: Comandra pallida. 1 / 5. Bastard Toadflax.&*! A hemiparasitic perennial plant (Comandra umbellata) of North America, having clusters of small whitish or greenish flowers.&*! Name: Canthophorus impressus. Authority: Horvth, 1880. Common Name: Bastard-toadflax Bug. Taxon Version Key: NHMSYS0020309036. Rank: Species.&*! File:Comandra umbellata - Bastard Toadflax.jpg. From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository. Jump to: navigation, search. File File&nbsp&*! Bastard Toadflax, Pale Comandra, Common Comandra. Author Karel Bergmann | 24. 10. 2014. Syn.: Comandra cuneifolia Raf., Comandra elliptica Raf.,&nbsp&*! Bastard toad-flax is a perennial wildflower with clustered stems from 5-30 cm tall arising from shallow to deep-seated rhizomes. The leaves are alternate on the&nbsp&*! View and a of the plant Comandra umbellata, commonly known as Bastard Toadflax.&*! Bastard-Toadflax (Thesium humifusum) 8:34 pm 05/07/15 landgirl landgirl&#39s reputation in Plants. Confidence: I&#39m as sure as I can be. Notes: Sprawling plant&nbsp&*! Bastard Toadflax is a member of the Sandalwood Family. The plant grows to 14 inches in height and has green, narrow, lance shaped leaves that grow to 1.5&nbsp&*! Bastard Toadflax. Once the fives are displayed below, click on the title above to see the same fives enlarged.&*! White wildflowers of west and southwest USA: Comandra umbellata: bastard toadflax: Sandalwood family (Santalaceae). Lanceolate, pointed leaves and&nbsp&*! Bastard Toad-flax. ID: 5207 1611 Bastard Toadflax ID: 0000 0000 0508 0672 detail 2008 Mary Winter. Comandra umbellata. Bastard Toadflax ID: 0000&nbsp&*! Geocaulon lividum. Northern Comandra &quotNorthern Bastard Toadflax&quot Santalaceae (Sandalwood Family). Northern Comandra . General - an erect&nbsp&*! Latin name: Comandra umbellata (L.) Nutt. ssp. californica (Rydb.) Piehl Pronunciation: ko-MAN-dra um-bel-AY-ta ka-li-FOR- ni-ka. Common name: California&nbsp&*! Comandra is a monotypic genus containing the single species Comandra umbellata. Its common names include bastard toadflax, umbellate bastard toadflax,&nbsp&*! Say It Loudly: Bastard Toadflax | June 19, 2013. The trailhead for my path to public service lies in the Cook County forest preserves, probably at Somme Prairie&nbsp&*! Also Called: Pale comandra. Stems: Erect, slender, usually clustered, often branched, glabrous, very leafy. Leaves: Alternate, simple, nearly&nbsp&*! dict.cc German-English Dictionary: Translation for Alpine bastard toadflax Thesium alpinum&*!