Comandra umbellata

Characteristics
Dicots
Santalaceae
Comandra
Comandra umbellata (L.) Nutt. var. umbellata
Eastern Bastard Toadflax
forb
6
**
Not Native
Armaments
No
Base Flower Color
White
Carpel Number/Pistil
2; 3; 4; 5; 6
Duration
Perennial
Fruit Dehiscence
No
Fruit Type
Drupe
Fruit Wet/Dry
Wet
General Ecology
Terrestrial
Growth Habit
forb
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Complexity
simple
Leaf Dissection
0
Leaf Duration
deciduous
Leaf Fragrance
No
Leaf Petiole Type
petiolate; subpetiolate
Leaf Type
broadleaf
Leaf Venation
one-veined; pinnate
Leaflet Margins
entire
Leaflet Number
0
Moisture Requirements
Xeric
Overall Flower Symmetry
Actinomorphic
Parent Rock
Calcareous; Chert; Limestone
Pistil Number
1
Placentation Type
Free Central
Soil Composition
Mineral
Soil pH
Alkaline; Circumneutral
Stamen Number
5
Unconsolidated Rock
Yes
Unconsolidated Size Class
Boulder; Cobble; Gravel; Sand
Woody Herbaceous
Herbaceous
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** Not applicable or data not available.
Classification
Santalales
Comandra
Comandra umbellata (L.) Nutt. var. umbellata - Eastern Bastard Toadflax
Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display its name.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim
  • Interior River Valleys and Hills
    • Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
  • Mississippi Alluvial Plain
  • Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
Synonyms
Specimens and Distribution

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Range of years during which specimens were collected:

Plant Photos
Comandra umbellata var. umbellata - 3
Comandra umbellata var. umbellata - Ashley B. Morris View Full Size
Comandra umbellata var. umbellata - 13
Comandra umbellata var. umbellata - Dwayne Estes View Full Size
Comandra umbellata var. umbellata - 13
Comandra umbellata var. umbellata - Dwayne Estes View Full Size
Comandra umbellata var. umbellata - 20
Comandra umbellata var. umbellata - Milo Pyne View Full Size
Comandra umbellata var. umbellata - 18
Comandra umbellata var. umbellata - Sunny Fleming View Full Size
Comandra umbellata var. umbellata - 4
Comandra umbellata var. umbellata - Alaina Krakowiak View Full Size
Comandra umbellata var. umbellata - 4
Comandra umbellata var. umbellata - Alaina Krakowiak View Full Size