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Comandraceae
Comandra

not marked as a favorite taxon Comandra umbellata (Linnaeus) Nuttall ssp. pallida (A.P. de Candolle) Piehl. Common name: Western Comandra, Western Bastard-toadflax. Phenology: May-Jul. Habitat: Dry upland forests and woodlands, glades, barrens, savannas, upland prairies. Distribution: Minnesota, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, and Yukon Territory south to nc. Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and n. Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Sonora).

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: The differences between the two taxa in our region seem adequate for species rank (Cronquist [1991] calls the varieties "well-marked"), but they allegedly "intergrade over a wide area in Ont., Sask., ND, SD, and NE… the zone of interfertility is narrow in the south becoming more extensive northward" (Great Plains Flora Association 1986).

Synonymy ⓘ: = Can, FNA12, GrPl, K1, K4, Mo3, NcTx, NS, POWO, Piehl (1965); = Comandra pallida DC. — F, G, Mex, Tx; = Comandra umbellata (L.) Nutt. var. pallida (DC.) M.E.Jones — C. Basionym: Comandra pallida DC. 1857

Links to other floras: = Comandra umbellata ssp. pallida - FNA12

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