Buckleya distichophylla (Nutt.) Torr.
Detail
- Family
- Santalaceae
- Botanical Name
- Buckleya distichophylla (Nutt.) Torr.
- Common Name
- Piratebush
- Synonym(s)
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Buckleya distichophylla (Nutt.) Torr.
- Comments
- Very local but sometimes forming large populations. For a fuller account of this interesting Appalachian endemic, see Musselman (1982), The Santalaceae of Virginia, Castanea 47:276-283. The reproductive biology of Buckleya was investigated by Dr. Ryan Huish and reported in the following article: Huish, R., et als. 2019. Investigations into the reproductive biology of the Southern Appalachian endemic piratebush (Buckleya distichophylla): Pollination biology, fruit development, and seed germination, Castanea 84(1):70-80.
- Habitat
- Upland forests and woodlands, usually growing with pines or hemlock; most common in dry, scrubby, pine-oak/heath woodlands. Rare but sometimes forming large populations in the sw. mountains (both Southern Blue Ridge and Ridge and Valley provinces), from Grayson and Carroll counties n. to Botetourt County; primarily in the New River drainage.
- Native Status
- Native
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