Seymeria pectinata

Seymeria pectinata

Apparently Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Orobanchaceae
Genus: Seymeria
Species:
S. pectinata
Binomial name
Seymeria pectinata
Pursh (1814)[2]

Seymeria pectinata, commonly called combleaf blacksenna, comb seymeria, or piedmont blacksenna, is a species of annual herb endemic to several states of the U.S. southeast coastal plain.[1] It was also historically found in Louisiana.[3] It, like most other members of Orobanchaceae is a hemiparasite, specifically of pines.[3]

Habitat

It occurs in sandy, fire-dependent pine habitats of the southeast including flatwoods, longleaf pine sandhill, pine barrens, and scrubby flatwoods.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Seymeria pectinata". NatureServe Explorer. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Seymeria pectinata". Florida PlantAtlas. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d "Seymeria pectinata". Flora of the Southeastern United States. Retrieved 8 June 2025.