Pilostyles thurberi Calflora

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Taxon Report

Pilostyles thurberi A. Gray

Thurber's pilostyles, Thurber's stemsucker

2018 Fred Melgert / Carla Hoegen

2016 Fred Melgert

2018 Fred Melgert / Carla Hoegen

2020 Matt Berger

2017 Fred Melgert / Carla Hoegen

2020 Matt Berger

2016 Fred Melgert

Pilostyles thurberi is a perennial herb (parasitic) that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

California Rare Plant Rank: 4.3 (limited distribution).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~145 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Genus:	Pilostyles
Family:	Apodanthaceae (Rafflesiaceae)
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Creosote Bush Scrub

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS + POWO

Information about Pilostyles thurberi from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (PITH) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory: 4.3 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 07/17/2025).