Pterospora

 Ericaceae

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Pterospora andromeda
 

Washington. Wenatchee NF: Icicle Creek, along south side of River on trail between Chatter Creek and Jack Creek; 47º19.436, 120º34.626",  2825 ft.  Dense riparian forest on nearly level rocky soil with Abies grandis, Thuja plicata, Picea englemannii, Tsuga heterophylla, Pinus monticola, P. ponderosa, Pseudotsuga menziesii, Larix occidentalis, and understory shrubs Acer circinatum, Amelanchier alnifolia, Alnus sinuata, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Berberis nervosa, Cornus sericea, Lonicera involucrata, Menziesia ferruginea, Paxistima myrsinites, Rubus parviflorus, Shepherdia canadensis, Rosa woodsii and herbs Smilacina racemosa, Xerophyllum tenax. 12 July 2010.

Pterospora andromeda

California. Kern Co., S Sierra Nevada
East slopes of Greenhorn Mts., Old State Road, Mixed Conifer Forest, 5,000 ft, CNPS Chapter Field Trip, 29 May 2014. 29 May 2014, CNPS Kern Chapter Field Trip