Dasistoma macrophylla (Nutt.) Raf.

  • Authority

    Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

  • Family

    Scrophulariaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Dasistoma macrophylla (Nutt.) Raf.

  • Description

    Species Description - Robust hemiparasitic perennial 1–2 m, somewhat hairy; lvs opposite, the lower broadly ovate, 2–4 dm, deeply pinnatifid or bipinnatifid, the upper progressively reduced to lanceolate and entire; fls sessile or subsessile in the upper axils, forming elongate, interrupted, leafy spikes; cal 6–10 mm; cor ephemeral, yellow, 1.5 cm, the tube ampliate, longer than the spreading lobes, densely villous within; fr 6–11 mm; seeds 2–2.5 mm. Moist rich woods; O. and c. Pa. to Io. and Kans., s. to Ga. and Tex. June–Sept. (Seymeria m.; Afzelia m.)