Pityopus (lat.) Is a genus of plants of the Heather family [2] [3] . Includes one species - Pityopus californica ( Eastw. ) HFCopel. [4] [5] [K 1]
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Content
- 1 Area
- 2 Biological Description
- 3 notes
- 4 Comments
- 5 Literature
- 6 References
Range
The species Pityopus californica is found in the mountains in northern California [6] [7] , as well as in several places in the states of Oregon and Washington [7] [8] .
Biological Description
Perennial herbaceous plants . Inflorescence is a brush containing from 2 to 11 flowers [9] . All parts of the flowers are white, with the exception of pinkish-yellow anthers [7] . Pityopus californica is the smallest mycotrophic plant in the Heather family [10] .
Notes
- ↑ For the conventionality of specifying the class of dicotyledons as a superior taxon for the plant group described in this article, see the APG Systems section of the Dicotyledonous article .
- ↑ Pityopus (English) : information on the IPNI website. (Retrieved November 13, 2012)
- ↑ Pityopus (English) : information on the GRIN website. (English) (Retrieved November 13, 2012)
- ↑ The second edition of The Jepson Manual (2012) is available from the University of California Press: Ericaceae (Retrieved November 13, 2012)
- ↑ USDA: Classification: Pityopus Small (English) (Retrieved November 13, 2012)
- ↑ Calflora.org: Pityopus californicus (Eastw.) HFCopel. (English) (Retrieved November 13, 2012)
- ↑ 1 2 3 Botanical Society Parasitic Plant Pages: Pityopus californica Archived January 28, 2010. (English) (Retrieved November 13, 2012)
- ↑ USDA: Plants Profile: Pityopus californica (Eastw.) Copeland f. (English) (Retrieved November 13, 2012)
- ↑ Thieves from the Heath - Mycotrophic Wildflowers (Retrieved November 13, 2012)
- ↑ Mycotrophic Wildflowers - What are they? (English) (Retrieved November 13, 2012)
Comments
- ↑ There are also variants of Pityopus californica (Eastw.) Copel., Pityopus californica (Eastw.) Copeland f., Pityopus californicus (Eastw.) HFCopel.
Literature
- Hickman, JC, ed. 1993 . The Jepson manual: higher plants of California . (F CalifJep)
- Hitchcock, CL et al. 1955 - 1969 . Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest . (F Pacif NW)
- Kartesz, JT 1994 . A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland . (L US Can ed2)
Links
- USDA: Classification: Pityopus Small (English) (Retrieved November 13, 2012)
- USDA: Plants Profile: Pityopus californica (Eastw.) Copeland f. (English) (Retrieved November 13, 2012)
- Calflora.org: Pityopus californicus (Eastw.) HFCopel. (English) (Retrieved November 13, 2012)
- Mycotrophic Wildflowers - What are they? (English) (Retrieved November 13, 2012)
- Thieves from the Heath - Mycotrophic Wildflowers (Retrieved November 13, 2012)
- The second edition of The Jepson Manual (2012) is available from the University of California Press: Ericaceae (Retrieved November 13, 2012)
- Botanical Society Parasitic Plant Pages: Pityopus californica (English) (Retrieved November 13, 2012)