Comandra umbellata (L.) Nutt.

Bastard Toadflax

Synonyms: Comandra richardsiana

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Angiosperm

Sublevel 2: Eudicot

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Family: Comandraceae

Genus: Comandra

Species: Comandra umbellata

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations: None

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph, Heterotroph

Type of Spores/Gametophytes: Two types of spores, unisexual gametophytes

HABITAT

Wetland Indicator Status: FACU

PHOTOS OF Comandra umbellata

Comandra umbellata

Plants in bud

Washington County, RI

Date: 2003-05-17

Comandra umbellata

Plant in bud

Essex County, MA

Date: 2006-05-08

Comandra umbellata

Leaves

Essex County, MA

Date: 2022-05-26

Comandra umbellata

Plants in flower

Washington County, RI

Date: 2023-06-03

Comandra umbellata

Plants in flower

Essex County, MA

Date: 2003-06-12

Comandra umbellata

Plants in flower

Hillsborough County, NH

Date: 2014-05-27

Comandra umbellata

Plants in flower

Essex County, MA

Date: 2022-05-26

Comandra umbellata

Plants in flower

Essex County, MA

Date: 2016-06-23

Comandra umbellata

Close-up of flowers

Essex County, MA

Date: 2016-06-23