Allotropa virgata Torr. & A.Gray

Candystick (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Allotropa

Characteristics

Inflorescences 1.5-5 dm; bracts white, thin, 0.5-3 × 0.2-0.9 cm. Flowers: sepals 4-7 × 1-1.5 mm; petals elliptic to orbiculate, concave, 3-6 × 2-4 mm, base not saccate, margins irregular to lacerate; stamens inverted at anthesis, depressed-ovoid, 3-5 mm; anthers 1-1.5 mm diam.; ovary 2-4 × 3-5 mm, glabrous; style 0.5-2 × 1-1.5 mm; stigma 1.5-2.5 mm diam., apex slightly depressed. Capsules 5-segmented, 4-7 × 6-8 mm. Seeds 0.5-1.2 mm. 2n = 26.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support mycoheterotroph
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-10

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Images

Leaf

Allotropa virgata leaf picture by Ethan Greer (cc-by-sa)
Allotropa virgata leaf picture by Ethan Greer (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Allotropa virgata flower picture by Ethan Greer (cc-by-sa)
Allotropa virgata flower picture by Ethan Greer (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Allotropa virgata world distribution map, present in Canada and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:582508-1
WFO ID wfo-0000527118
COL ID 5TX4W
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Synonyms

Allotropa virgata