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 | |
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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 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.
