Myzorrhiza ludoviciana (Nuttall) Rydberg. Prairie Broomrape. Phen: Apr-Aug. Hab: Deep sands, pastures, upland areas, and glades, parasitic on perennial composites such as Grindelia, Artemisia, and Heterotheca. Dist: SK and BC south to MO, w. TX, AZ, and Mexico.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Other Comments: Reports of this species further east are apparently based on the more recently named "Orobanche riparia" = Myzorrhiza species 1.
Synonymy: = Aphyllon ludovicianum (Nutt.) A.Gray – K4; = Orobanche ludoviciana Nutt. – FNA17, Il, Collins, Colwell, & Yatskievych (2009); Aphyllon ludovicianum (Nutt.) A.Gray – Schneider (2016); < Orobanche ludoviciana Nutt. – F, G, GrPl, Mex, Tx, Musselman (1982); < Orobanche ludoviciana Nutt. ssp. ludoviciana – K1, K3; < Orobanche ludoviciana Nutt. var. ludoviciana – C
Heliophily: 6
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