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| Photo
by Renee Brecht, winter |
Britton and Brown. 3:263 |
| Botanical name: |
Epifagus virginiana (L.) W. Bartram |
| Common
name: |
beechdrops |
| Synonomy: |
Leptamnium virginianum (L.) Raf. |
| Group: |
Dicot |
| Family: |
Orobanchaceae |
| Growth
Type: |
Forb/herb |
| Duration: |
Annual |
| Origin: |
native |
| Plant
height: |
6-20" |
| Foliage: |
no leaves |
| Flower
color: |
reddish, brown, or yellowish |
| Flower
size: |
to 1/2" |
| Flowering/fruiting time |
August to October |
| Habitat: |
in woods, under or near beech trees |
| Range
in
New Jersey: |
statewide |
| Heritage ranking if any: |
n/a |
| Distribution |
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| Misc.: |
Parasitic on beech trees, flowers can be cleistagamous or chasmogamous. |
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Sources
**USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 2: 572. |
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