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Comandra
Sign in to saveComandra is a monotypic genus containing the single species Comandra umbellata. Its common names include bastard toadflax, umbellate bastard toadflax, and common comandra. The plant has a disjunct distribution; its four subspecies occur in North America and the Mediterranean.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderSantalales
- FamilyComandraceae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 158
- With media
- 144
- Family
- Comandraceae
- Collections
- EIU, MONT, YALE PEABODY MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, ID, WTU, CSUSB
- Recorded in
- Canada, United States
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Santalaceae
- Image
- Comandra umbellata.jpg
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- Comandra
- taxon common name
- bastard toadflax
- topic's main category
- Category:Comandra
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Comandra is a monotypic genus containing the single species Comandra umbellata. Its common names include bastard toadflax, umbellate bastard toadflax, and common comandra. The plant has a disjunct distribution; its four subspecies occur in North America and the Mediterranean.
==Description== Comandra is a perennial herb growing from rhizomes, often in drier or semi-sandy soils, to about tall. The leaves are up to 3.3 cm long and are alternately arranged. Growing in flat or roundish clusters, the flowers lack petals, but have five greenish-white sepals. The flowers contain both male and female structures, and are insect-pollinated. The fruit is a drupe 4–6 mm thick.
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