|
|
Definition of Pyrularia pubera
1. Noun. Shrub of southeastern United States parasitic on roots of hemlocks having sparse spikes of greenish flowers and pulpy drupes.
Group relationships: Genus Pyrularia, Pyrularia
Terms within: Buffalo Nut, Elk Nut, Oil Nut
Generic synonyms: Parasitic Plant
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pyrularia Pubera
Literary usage of Pyrularia pubera
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Botany of the Northern and Middle States; Or A Description of the Plants by Lewis Caleb Beck (1833)
"pyrularia pubera Midi. HAB. Mountains. Penn. to Geor. ; rare. May, June. 1? ...
pyrularia pubera ..."
2. Flora Americae Septentrionalis, Or, A Systematic Arrangement and Description by Frederick Pursh (1814)
"... acuminate; flowers small, greenish-yellow, in terminal racemes ; fruit known
in the country by the name of Oll-nut. pyrularia pubera. Mich. I. c. II. ..."
3. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"pyrularia pubera Michx. Buffalo-nut; Oil-nut Deciduous shrub Woods and thickets.
Parasitic on the roots of deciduous trees and shrubs. ..."
Other Resources:
