Status: Native
Synonyms:
None
Pterospora andromedea, like Monotropa hypopitys, is an upper elevation forest floor saprophyte.
When fresh, the flowers of Pterospora andromedea are cream colored, but they are commonly seen persisting
on dried out stalks late into the fall.
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Pterospora andromedea, photo Russ Kleinman and Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak Turnoff, Aug. 15, 2008
Pterospora andromedea, detail of inflorescence, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak Turnoff, Aug. 15, 2008
Pterospora andromedea, detail of inflorescence, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak Turnoff, Aug. 15, 2008
Pterospora andromedea, detail of inflorescence, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak Turnoff, Aug. 15, 2008
Pterospora andromedea, closeup of flower, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Sheep Corral Canyon, July 11, 2009
Pterospora andromedea, inflorescence, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Sheep Corral Canyon, July 11, 2009
Pterospora andromedea, DAZ herbarium, collector E. Dewell Hardesty 18, 20 August 1977, Sheep Corral turnoff
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