Distribution: Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington to California.
Habitat: Uncommon in coniferous forests at mid-elevations.
Flowers: June-August
Origin: Native
Growth Duration: Perennial
Conservation Status: Not of concern
Fleshy myco-heterotrophic herbs with simple, whitish to yellow-brown stems 3-12 cm. tall, glabrous throughout.
Leaves alternate, small, non-green, scale-like, with fringed margins.
Flowers crowded in terminal, spike-like racemes, 8-15 mm. long, each subtended by a slightly-shorter bract; pedicels up to 2 cm. long; sepals 4, distinct, oblong-ovate, half as long as the petals; petals 4, distinct, oblong, 8-10 mm. long, cylindric, yellowish to cream-colored; stamens 8, the anthers without awns; ovary superior.
Capsule berry-like.
Publication: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts. 7: 369. 1868.
Pleuricospora longipetala Howell
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Pleuricospora fimbriolata in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database.
WA Flora Checklist: Pleuricospora fimbriolata checklist entry.
OregonFlora: Pleuricospora fimbriolata information.
E-Flora BC: Pleuricospora fimbriolata atlas page.
CalPhotos: Pleuricospora fimbriolata photos.
USDA Plants: Pleuricospora fimbriolata information.
