Dasistoma
| Dasistoma | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Orobanchaceae |
| Tribe: | Pedicularideae |
| Genus: | Dasistoma Raf. |
| Species: | D. macrophylla
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| Binomial name | |
| Dasistoma macrophylla (Nutt.) Raf.
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Dasistoma macrophylla, commonly known as mullein foxglove,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the broomrape family. It is monotypic, with no other species in the genus Dasistoma.
Dasistoma is native to the eastern United States, where its range is almost exclusively west of the Appalachian Mountains.[2] Its natural habitat is in dry or dry-mesic woodlands and bluffs, typically on calcareous substrates.[3] It is a moderately conservative species, not being found in highly ecologically disturbed habitats.[4]
Dasistoma is a tall hemiparasitic forb growing to around six feet high. It is short lived, typically an annual or biennial although occasionally perennial. It produces tubular yellow flowers in the summer.[5][4]
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![The genus name Dasistoma derives from Greek for "woolly mouthed", referring to the hairy flower opening[6]](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Dasistoma_macrophylla_June_14%2C_2017_%28cropped%29.jpg/173px-Dasistoma_macrophylla_June_14%2C_2017_%28cropped%29.jpg)
The genus name Dasistoma derives from Greek for "woolly mouthed", referring to the hairy flower opening[6] -
Basal leaves in early spring
![The genus name Dasistoma derives from Greek for "woolly mouthed", referring to the hairy flower opening[6]](/wiki/File:Dasistoma_macrophylla_June_14,_2017_(cropped).jpg)
References
[edit]- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Dasistoma macrophylla". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- ^ "Dasistoma macrophylla". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ Weakley, Alan (2015). "Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States".
- ^ a b Mullein Foxglove (Dasistoma macrophylla) IllinoisWildflowers
- ^ Dasistoma macrophyllum Flora of North America
- ^ Wilhelm, Gerould; Rericha, Laura (2017). Flora of the Chicago Region: A Floristic and Ecological Synthesis. Indiana Academy of Sciences.
