DIVERSITY OF LIFE TOMPKINS COUNTY FLORA
Epifagus virginiana(L.) Bartr.
Mitchell NYNYFA TCUSDA NY
accepted accepted accepted
Beechdrops

Orobanchaceae


BH SPECIMENS FOR Epifagus virginiana (this list may be incomplete)
 McLean, 27 Aug 1908, Brown (BH 7838);
 Town of Caroline, south of Panama Road (Fingerlakes Trail) which extends east from the end of Fire Tower Road ca. 1/3 mile south near northwest corner of Cope property line, second growth beech-maple woods, 1 Nov 2003, Cope (BH 7831);
 Dryden, edge of Woodwardia Swamp, in low beech woods, 4 Sep 1915, Dean 4975 (BH 7833);
 Town of Dryden, 107 Neimi Road, Fivewellsania, Southeast Woods, 8 Sep 1990, Dilger WCD1120 (BH 111942);
 Town of Dryden, 107 Neimi Road, Fivewellsania, North Woods, 9 Sep 1981, Dilger WCD1001 (BH 111941);
 Dryden, Ringwood Forest, parasitic on Beech roots, 7 Oct 1974, Dingerkus GD-NY-101-74 (BH 7839);
 Town of Dryden, Cornell University's Lloyd-Cornell Preserve at Ringwood, northwest side of Ringwood Road, 0-0.75 mile southwest of its junction with Mineah Road, vernal pool, parasitic on Fagus grandifolia Ehrb.. Flowers white and purple, 22 Sep 2005, Dirig & Cope 7686 (BH 7830);
 McLean Bogs, ca 4 miles north of Dryden, thin beech woods, perennial, parasitic on roots of Fagus, stems yellowish-brown, corollas yellow-brown marked with purple, 6 Sep 1947, Dress 110 (BH 7840);
 Ithaca, Six Mile Creek, Sep 1875, Dudley (BH 7835);
 Dryden, along upper Beaver Brook, deciduous woods, knoll, 3 Sep 1915, Eames 4976 (BH 7834);
 Ithaca, Six Mile Creek, opposite Beach Woods, 16 Sep 1914, Metcalf & Thomas 3137 (BH 7837);
 Town of Dryden, Turkey Hill, east of Ithaca, beech-maple woods, 17 Sep 1945, Munz 17468 (BH 7841);
 Groton, near cemetery, woods, 22 Sep 1903, Rhodes (BH 7836);
 Ithaca, Cornell University Campus, Forest Home Path, Beebe Lake, 9 Oct 1907, Whetzel (BH 7150);
 Dryden, Dryden Lake, rich beech woods, 17 Sep 1916, Wiegand 7149 (BH 7832);
 Ithaca, Fall Creek Valley North Trail, South side of trail on top of bluff overlooking flood plain and river., Under clusters of Tsuga canadensis and healthy Fagus grandifolia on plateau above flood plain., Herb approximately 20cm in height. Desiccated individuals brown to rufous with bracts and flowers darker. Living individuals a lighter tan. Common in a 4x4m patch, but such patches are uncommon in this section of the forest., 28 Sep 2024, Agha 7 (BH 2000718);
 Ithaca, Ellis Hollow Nature Preserve., Near hemlock marked for trail. locally abundant. Near Russula fruiting body, 2 Sept 2024, Felton 13 (BH 2000733);
 Ithaca, Monkey Run South, Growing through fallen needles in a shady area under Pinus strobus., Flowers light pink and deep magenta. Stems tan with magenta streaks (especially on interior side of lateral stems). Approximately 20 cm tall., 5 Oct 2024, Sprenger 23 (BH 2000710);
 Ithaca, 28 Nov 1915, Bailey (BH 31005);
 Caroline Hills, beech woods, 22 Aug 1920, Muenscher & Bechtel 578 (BH 31004);
 Newfield, Arnot Forest, Lot #51, south facing slope, 4 Aug 1975, Russell 1 (BH 28304);
 Town of ithaca, Six Mile Creek Natural Area, blue-blazed trail uphill of south side of second reservoir, hardwood forest. East-facing slope, under Quercus rubra, Fagus grandifolia, Populus grandidentata, Tsuga canadensis, 8 Sep 2014, Stalter (BH 102851);   VEmap  GOOmap
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Epifagus virginiana

Epifagus virginiana

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