Buchnera americana

American Bluehearts

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Family: Orobanchaceae (Broomrape family)

Mid-Atlantic bloom time: July - September
Mid-Atlantic fruit ripe: August - October

American Bluehearts are rare and listed as imperiled (S1S2) in Virginia. It is a perennial that grows from 30–90 cm tall. Its leaves are opposite, scabrous, and coarsely few-toothed, becoming progressively smaller towards the top of its stems. Its flowers are light to deep purple, bilaterally symmetrical, and have five petals.

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