Comandra umbellata (Bastard Toadflax)

Comandra umbellata

Quick Facts:

    Common Names: bastard toadflax, umbellate bastard toadflax, common comandra
    Lifespan: Perennial
    Zones: 3 - 8
    Type: Forb

Comandra umbellata, or bastard toadflax, is native to the entire United States, except Florida and Louisiana; it grows in fields, prairies, meadows, on cliffs and woodland edges. The plant is parasitic and feeds off of many nearby types of plants.

In our yard, this grows in the Conifer Area.

Our growing score: 5

Other pictures of this plant:


               Seedpod                                           Leaf                                            Stem                                        Seed                                          Habit

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