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Pityopus californica (California pinefoot)
Bransford, W.D. and Dolphia

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: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 4 inches tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Yellow
Bloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug
Bloom Notes: Cream to yellowish.

Distribution

USA: CA , OR , WA

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
Webref 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 Plants
FNA: Find Pityopus californica in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Pityopus californica

Metadata

Record Modified: 2022-12-06
Research By: TWC Staff

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