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Thesiaceae
Buckleya

not marked as a favorite taxon Buckleya distichophylla (Nuttall) Torrey. Common name: Piratebush. Phenology: Apr-May; Jul-Oct. Habitat: Dry or rocky bluffs and slopes, usually with pines or hemlock, and most common in scrubby pine-oak/heath woodlands, also rich woods and stream banks. Distribution: A Southern Appalachian endemic: sw. VA south through ne. TN to sw. NC, in the western edge of the Blue Ridge and to the west in the Ridge and Valley.

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ID notes: The branches, with their neat and distichous array of simple leaves, are often mistaken for a compound leaf.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Other Comments: Buckleya distichophylla is apparently parasitic on a variety of hosts – not limited to Tsuga, as has sometimes been reported. Huish, Manow, & McMullen (2015) discuss its reproductive biology.

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, FNA12, G, K4, RAB, S, Tn, Va, W, Carvell & Eshbaugh (1982). Basionym: Borya distichophylla Nutt. 1818

Links to other floras: = Buckleya distichophylla - FNA12

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image #1 of Buckleya distichophylla© Joey Shaw source | Original Image ⭷
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image #5 of Buckleya distichophylla© Joey Shaw source | Original Image ⭷
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image #11 of Buckleya distichophylla© Joey Shaw source | Original Image ⭷
image #13 of Buckleya distichophylla© Wyatt Jackson | Original Image ⭷
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image #17 of Buckleya distichophylla© Radford, Ahles and Bell | Original Image ⭷

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