Calflora Taxon Report
Pterospora andromedea  Nutt.
Pine drops, Pine drops, Woodland pinedrops
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2019 Bob Sweatt
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2019 Bryant Baker
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2006 Steve Matson
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2023 Mary Ann Machi
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2019 Bob Sweatt
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2021 Julie A. Kierstead
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2021 Julie A. Kierstead
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2023 Mary Ann Machi
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2025 Mary Ann Machi
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2023 Cynthia Powell
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2006 Steve Matson
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2006 Steve Matson
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2019 Bryant Baker
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2019 Jane Cohn
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2020 Joey Santore
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2020 Joey Santore
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2020 Joey Santore
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2020 Joey Santore
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2006 Steve Matson
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2006 Steve Matson
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2006 Steve Matson
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2014 Dee Warenycia
Pterospora andromedea is a perennial herb (parasitic) that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
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Genus: Pterospora
Family: Ericaceae  
(Monotropaceae)
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot
Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest
Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO
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[Wikipedia] Myco-heterotroph: Pterospora, commonly known as pinedrops,[1] woodland pinedrops,[2] Albany beechdrops, or giant bird's nest is a North American genus in the subfamily Monotropoideae of the heath family, and includes only the species Pterospora andromedea.[3][4] It grows as a mycoheterotroph (relying on fungi rather than photosynthesis for nutrients) in coniferous or mixed forests. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)

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