Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Santalaceae
(Sandalwood Family)


The Santalaceae are represented by one species in the Gila National Forest, Comandra umbellata subsp. pallida. Like many species in this family that are native elsewhere, it is a greenish gray plant with white to green flowers.

Comandra umbellata subsp. pallida (Bastard Toadflax)


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