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Ericaceae

Woodland pinedrops

Pterospora andromedea Nutt.

Family
Ericaceae
Genus
Pterospora

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Woodland pinedrops: Woodland Pinedrops
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (9)
Arabic
مخلب التنين
Cantonese
松滴蘭屬
Dutch
Pterospora
English
Woodland pinedrops
Icelandic
Pterospora
nv
Ndoochííʼ
Portuguese
Pterospora
Russian
Птероспора
Turkish
Pterospora

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.