| Accepted name: |
Pterospora andromedea Nutt. |
| Synonym(s): |
-Monotropa procera Torr.
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| English names: |
Giant Bird's Nest
Andromedea-like Pine-drops
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| French names: |
Ptérospore andromède
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Ericales
Family: Monotropaceae
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| OPL Code: |
HPTEAN
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
2 |
| Lifecycle: |
P |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
- |
| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
Cold infusion of ground stems and berries taken for lung hemorrhages. Cold infusion of ground stems and berries used as an astringent. Cold infusion of ground stems and berries used as snuff for nosebleeds(*10). Infusion of roots taken for gonorrhea(*17)(3). |
| Key Characters: |
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