Page author: Hattie Palmer
Pityopus californicus
California pinefoot
Specimens
Photos

Flowers: June - July

Origin: Native

Growth Duration: Perennial

Conservation Status: Threatened in Washington (WANHP)

Description:
General:

Non-green saprophytic perennial; often cream but may be pinkish or whitish, turning black with age; stems absent.

Leaves:

Leaves absent.

Flowers:

Inflorescence 1-4 cm raceme, erect from time of emergence; flowers 12-18 mm, radially symmetric; sepals usually 4, distinct, 1-2 cm long and 0.5 cm broad; petals usually 4, distinct, oblong, 1-1.5 cm long and 0.4-0.7 cm broad, usually hairy both surfaces, chocolate-colored blotches, base somewhat sac shaped, rounded apex; stamens 8, 0.5-1 cm with hairy filaments and ovoid anthers 1-1.5 mm in diameter; glabrous ovary 3-5 mm long and 2.5-5 mm broad; pistil with 4-5 carpels, style 3-5 mm long and 2-3 mm broad, stigma 5 mm or larger with depressed apex.

Fruits:

Capsules 5-8 mm, fleshy.

Accepted Name:
Pityopus californicus (Eastw.) H.F. Copel.
Publication: MadroƱo. 3: 155. 1935. 1935.

Synonyms & Misapplications:
Monotropa californica Eastw.
Pityopus californica (Eastw.) H.F. Copel., orthographic variant [HC]
Pityopus oreganus Small
Additional Resources:

PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Pityopus californicus in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database.

WA Flora Checklist: Pityopus californicus checklist entry.

OregonFlora: Pityopus californicus information.

E-Flora BC: Pityopus californicus atlas page.

CalPhotos: Pityopus californicus photos.

USDA Plants: Pityopus californicus information.

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