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Pterostegia drymarioides

Pterostegia drymarioides Fisch. & C.A. Mey.

Fairy Mist, Woodland Pterostegia, Woodland Threadstem

Polygonaceae (Buckwheat family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: PTDR

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Sprawling, up to about 4 feet across.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Red , Pink , Yellow
Bloom Time: Feb , Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul
Bloom Notes: Pale yellow to pink or rose.

Distribution

USA: AZ , CA , NM , NV , OR , UT
Native Habitat: Sandy to gravelly soils in shady places in grassland and chaparral communities, oak-pine or occasionally montane conifer woodland.

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Pterostegia drymarioides in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Pterostegia drymarioides in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Pterostegia drymarioides

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-11-12
Research By: CBR

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