WorldFloraDB - Pityopus californicus

Characteristics

Inflorescences 1-4 cm; bracts cream, 1-2 × 0.5-2 cm. Flowers: lateral sepals 1-1.8 × 0.5 cm, others 0.8-1.2 × 0.3-0.5 cm; petals oblong, 1-1.5 × 0.4-0.7 cm, base slightly saccate, apex rounded; stamens 0.6-1.1 cm; anthers horizontal at anthesis, 1-1.5 mm diam.; ovary 3-5 × 2.5-5 mm, glabrous; style 3-5 × 2-3 mm; stigma 5+ mm diam., apex depressed. Berries 5-8(-10) diam. Seeds ca. 0.2-0.4 mm diam.

Life form

perennial

Growth form

herb

Growth support

mycoheterotroph

Foliage retention

evergreen

Sexuality

hermaphrodite

Pollination

-

Spread

-

Mature width (meter)

-

Mature height (meter)

0.01 - 0.05

Root system

-

Rooting depth (meter)

-

Root diameter (meter)

-

Flower color

Blooming months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Fruit color

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Fruiting months

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Nitrogen fixer

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Photosynthetic pathway

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Environment

Light	-
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Soil acidity	-
Soil nutriment	-
Hardiness (USDA)	-

Usage

Uses	-
Edible	-
Therapeutic use	-
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Mode	-
Germination duration (days)	-
Germination temperacture (C°)	-
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	-
Minimum temperature (C°)	-
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-

Images

Pityopus californicus unspecified picture

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:200890-2
WFO ID	wfo-0001128936
COL ID	449SR
BDTFX ID	-
INPN ID	-
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Pityopus californicus Hypopitys californica Monotropa californica

WorldFloraDB 2024

Pityopus californicus (Eastw.) H.F.Copel.

Species