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Pityopus californica
Pityopus californica (Eastw.) Copeland f.
California Pinefoot
Monotropaceae (Indian Pipe Family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: PICA9
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
A monotypic genus, Pityopus is achlorophyllous and is mycoheterotrophic; that is, it utilizes fungi to obtain carbon from the roots of autotrophic plants.
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 4 inches tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , YellowBloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug
Bloom Notes: Cream to yellowish.
Distribution
USA: CA , OR , WAWeb Reference
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) CalfloraWebref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 36 - Jepson eFlora (2019) The Jepson Herbarium, University of California, Berkeley
Additional resources
USDA: Find Pityopus californica in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Pityopus californica in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Pityopus californica
Metadata
Record Modified: 2022-12-06Research By: TWC Staff