Pterospora andromedea Nutt.

One of the parasitic ericacids formerly placed in Monotropaceae. Differs from other parasitic ericacids in the southwest in having densely glandular inflorescences.

Plant habit near Deadman Flat on the east side of the Sierra Nevada, Mono Co., New Mexico, 29 Jul 2007.



Flowers on the Capitan Peak Trail in the Capitan Mountains, Lincoln Co., New Mexico, 17 Jul 2007.



Plant habit on the road to Signal Peak in the Pinos Altos Range, Grant County, New Mexico, 30 Aug 2009.

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