Characteristics
Comandra umbellata (L.) Nutt. ssp. umbellata
bastard toad flax
Thin canopied oak forests, woodlands, and forest edges; utility rights-of-way, pine barrens, successional fields, and thickets. Generally in dry thin soils in open to partly shaded habitat but sometimes in wetter habitats.
Herbaceous
Perennial
Vascular
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Native
FACU (NWPL EMP)
FACU (NWPL NCNE)
S5 (State Rank)
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Classification
Eudicots
Santalales
Comandra umbellata (L.) Nutt. ssp. umbellata - bastard toad flax
Citation
Comandra umbellata (L.) Nutt. ssp. umbellata
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Species Distribution Map
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