Epifagus virginiana
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Photo courtesy Renee Brecht |
Britton & Brown |
| 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: | reddish, brown, or yellowish, to 1/2" |
| Flowering time: | August to October |
| Habitat: | in woods, under or near beech trees |
| Range in New Jersey: | statewide |
| Heritage ranking, if any: | n/a |
| Distribution: |  |
| Misc. | Parasitic on beech trees, flowers can be cleistagamous or chasmogamous. |