Epifagus virginiana (Linnaeus) W.P.C. Barton. Common name: Beechdrops. Phenology: Aug-Nov. Habitat: Moist to rather dry forests under and parasitic on Fagus grandifolia. Distribution: NS west to WI, south to ne. FL, Panhandle FL, and LA; disjunct in the mountains of e. Mexico (TAM).
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, Fl7, FNA17, G, Il, K4, Mex, Mi, Mo3, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, Tat, Tn, Tx, Va, W, WH3, WV, Thieret (1971); = Leptamnium virginianum (L.) Raf. — S; Orobanche virginiana Linnaeus — (basionym)
Links to other floras: = Epifagus virginiana - FNA17
Heliophily ⓘ: 2
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Horticultural Information
Intro | Stems | Leaves | Inforescence | Flowers | Fruits | Comments | Height | plant sale text | bloom table text | description | stems | leaves | inflorescence | flowers | fruits | comments | cultural notes | germination code | native range |
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Clumped, erect, chlorophyll-lacking perennial found under beech trees (Fagus grandifolia) in moist to dry forests. | Stems stiff, sometimes branched, cream or tan-colored (often with purple streaks), bearing small brownish scales rather than leaves. Stems darken with age and persist through winter. | Two types of flowers are tucked into the scales: closed bud-like flowers on lower parts of the stem, and open tubular flowers with 4 short, flaring lobes in upper parts. Both are cream-colored with purple streaks. | Fruit (produced only by closed flowers) an oval capsule filled with minute seeds. | E. virginiana is an obligate parasite on the roots of beech trees. | 4-18 in. | Clumped, erect, chlorophyll-lacking perennial found under beech trees (Fagus grandifolia) in moist to dry forests. | Stems stiff, sometimes branched, cream or tan-colored (often with purple streaks), bearing small brownish scales rather than leaves. Stems darken with age and persist through winter. | Two types of flowers are tucked into the scales: closed bud-like flowers on lower parts of the stem, and open tubular flowers with 4 short, flaring lobes in upper parts. Both are cream-colored with purple streaks. | Fruit (produced only by closed flowers) an oval capsule filled with minute seeds. | E. virginiana is an obligate parasite on the roots of beech trees. |
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