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Sandalwood (Santalaceae)

ISM Herbarium : Prairie Herbs : Sandalwood (Santalaceae)

Comandra umbellata (False Toadflax)
False Toadflax grows to about a foot tall in dry prairies, sandy places and open oak savannas. The roots can parasitize on other plant roots. The plant is yellowish-green with white flowers. The alternate leaves are about one and a half inches long on little or no stalk. The clusters flowers are less than one quarter inch long. They consist of five white petal-like sepals. These develop into brown fruits after flowering season, which is midspring to early summer.

Collection of the Illinois State Museum
ISM Herbarium Sheet #: 56966

<i>Comandra umbellata</i> (False Toadflax)

ISM Herbarium : Prairie Herbs : Sandalwood (Santalaceae)

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