Distribution: Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California.
Habitat: Rich humus in damp coniferous forests at mid-elevations in the mountains.
Flowers: June-August
Origin: Native
Growth Duration: Perennial
Conservation Status: Not of concern
Fleshy myco-heterotrophic plants with clusters of short, simple stems 3-20 cm. tall.
Leaves scale-like, thin, yellowish to brown, without chlorophyll.
Inflorescence a congested, head-like spike; sepals 4, oblong, 12-18 mm. long, pinkish; corolla narrowly bell-shaped, 12-20 mm. long, pinkish, unequally 4-lobed, the lobes fringed with hairs; stamens 8, the filaments hairy; ovary superior, 1-celled; style short; top of stigma yellowish.
Capsule ovoid, hairy.
Publication: Pacif. Railr. Rep. 6(3): 80, plate 12. 1858.
Newberrya congesta Torr.
Newberrya longiloba Small
Newberrya spicata A. Gray
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Hemitomes congestum in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database.
WA Flora Checklist: Hemitomes congestum checklist entry.
OregonFlora: Hemitomes congestum information.
E-Flora BC: Hemitomes congestum atlas page.
CalPhotos: Hemitomes congestum photos.
USDA Plants: Hemitomes congestum information.
