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Nestronia umbellula (leechbrush)

Synonyms: Darbya umbellula; Darbya umbellulata; Nestronia umbellata (homotypic); Nestronia umbellulata

Wikipedia Abstract

Nestronia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Santalaceae containing the single species Nestronia umbellula, which is known by the common names leechbrush, nestronia, conjurer's-nut, and Indian olive. It is native to the piedmont of the southeastern United States, usually occurring in isolated clonal colonies of all male or all female plants.
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Attributes

Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Structure [1]  Shrub

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0