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| Pterospora andromedea Nutt. | Species Image Gallery (opens in a new window) |
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| TAXONOMY | |||||||||
| Family: | Monotropaceae | ||||||||
| Genus: | Pterospora | ||||||||
| Species Synonyms: | none | ||||||||
| Common Names: | woodland pine-drops giant pine-drops |
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| DISTRIBUTION | |||||||||
| Canada: | British Columbia – southern Alberta – south western Saskatchewan, Ontario – Quebec – Prince Edward Island | ||||||||
| Saskatchewan: | southwestern Saskatchewan; Cypress Hills | ||||||||
| Ecoregion: | Cypress Upland | ||||||||
| HABITAT | |||||||||
| Saskatchewan: | Pinus contorta pine woods with mossy understory | ||||||||
| Canada: | deep humus in coniferous forests | ||||||||
| RARITY STATUS | |||||||||
| Provincial
Status According to Harms (2003): |
Threatened |
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| Nature Conservancy Status: | G5 S1 |
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| Saskatchewan
Species at Risk Status: |
None |
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| COSEWIC Status: | None |
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| Pterospora andromedea is threatened because of rarity in Saskatchewan. It is highly restricted in the province and most local populations are small. No immediate threats are known but are quite possible in the future. | |||||||||
| SPECIES DESCRIPTION | |||||||||
| Height: | 20 – 90 cm | ||||||||
| Roots: | mass rounded | ||||||||
| Stems: | simple, stout, base enlarged, white to yellow, purplish or reddish-brown, glandular-hairy, viscid | ||||||||
| Leaves: | crowded near base of stem, scale-like, 1 – 3.5 cm, narrow, lanceolate | ||||||||
| Inflorescence: | raceme 10 – 30 cm long, erect, many-flowered; bracts longer than the pedicels; flowers nodding | ||||||||
| Flowers: | calyx 5-merous, densely glandular; corolla 6 – 8 mm, urceolate, white; stamens 10, anthers awned; stigma capitate | ||||||||
| Fruits: | capsule; seeds small, winged | ||||||||
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