Pterospora Andromedea

Pterospora, commonly known as pinedrops, woodland pinedrops, Albany beechdrops, or giant bird's nest, is a North American genus in the subfamily Monotropoideae of the heath family, and includes. Pterospora andromedea (Pterospora – winged seed; andromedea - from the nodding reddish to white flowers that are similar to the flowers of Andromeda polifolia) ranges in height from 30 to 100. Pterospora andromedea is one of the more unusual plants of the western forests. It lacks chlorophyll and has no leaves, producing only a tall, rigid, reddish spike bearing clusters of pendent, egg-shaped,. Pinedrops, Pterospora, grows in rich conifer forests from southern California to British Columbia, and east to Pennsylvania. It is probably the easiest to find of the monotropoids. These unopened flowers. Pterospora andromedea is a perennial herb (parasitic) that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.

Selected References Bakshi, T. S. 1958. Ecological Life History of Pterospora andromedea. Ph.D. dissertation. Washington State University. Bakshi, T. S. 1959. Ecology and morphology of Pterospora. Pterospora is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the heath family Ericaceae, subfamily Monotropoideae, comprising the single species Pterospora andromedea, commonly known as.