Summary ²

Can be confused with Dalmatian toadflax seedlings which also have glaucous, waxy leaves. Comandra is a monotypic genus containing the single species Comandra umbellata. Its common names include bastard toadflax, umbellate bastard toadflax, and common comandra. The plant has a disjunct distribution; its four subspecies occur in North America and the Mediterranean.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Fritzflohrreynolds, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Comandra_umbellata_-_Bastard_Toadflax.jpg
2. Adapted by Simone Runyan from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comandra_umbellata

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