Flora of North America species comparison

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Pityopus californicus

California pinefoot, pine foot
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.

Pityopus californicus
Phenology Flowering late spring–summer.
Habitat Moist, coniferous or mixed-deciduous forests
Elevation 30-1800 m (100-5900 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
CA; OR; WA
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Source FNA vol. 8, p. 395.
Parent taxa Ericaceae > subfam. Monotropoideae > Pityopus
Synonyms Monotropa californica
Name authority (Eastwood) H. F. Copeland: Madroño 3: 155. 1935 (as californica) ,
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