Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Orobanchaceae

Genus:

Buchnera

Species:

Buchnera cruciata var. angustifolia

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Parasite

Height:

60 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Low

Bloom Months:

jun,jul,aug,sep

Bloom Colors:

blue, purple

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:

pollinators

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Hemiparasitic root connection allows regrowth after fire disturbance in longleaf pine ecosystems. Benefits from periodic fire that maintains open canopy conditions.

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