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pennywort (Obolaria virginica)

Obolaria virginica is a chlorophyll-lacking mycoheterotrophic perennial of southeastern US woodlands. It appears yellowish to purplish, bearing scale-like leaves and.

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Synonyms
Schultesia obolarioides Raf.
Shultzia virginica (L.) Kuntze
Taxonomy
  • kingdomPlantae
  • divisionTracheophyta
  • classMagnoliopsida
  • orderGentianales
  • familyGentianaceae
  • genusObolaria
  • speciesObolaria virginica