Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness
Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department
of Natural Sciences
Pterospora andromedea Nuttall
(Pinedrops, Woodland Pinedrops)
Family: Ericaceae
Status: Native
Synonyms:
None
Pterospora andromedea, like Monotropa hypopitys, is an upper elevation forest floor saprophyte.
When fresh, the flowers of Pterospora andromedea are cream colored, but they are commonly seen persisting
on dried out stalks late into the fall.
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Pterospora andromedea, photo Russ Kleinman and Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak Turnoff, Aug. 15, 2008

Pterospora andromedea, detail of inflorescence, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak Turnoff, Aug. 15, 2008

Pterospora andromedea, detail of inflorescence, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak Turnoff, Aug. 15, 2008

Pterospora andromedea, detail of inflorescence, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak Turnoff, Aug. 15, 2008
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