Northern Comandra (Geocaulon lividum)

Synonym: Commandra livida

Status: endangered in Wisconsin

Habitat Description: lake dunes along Lake Michigan; lowland conifer forest, and at the forested edges of dunes.

Habitat Classification
WI NHI: Lake Dune
Curtis: Lake Dune
Kotar: NA
Forest Cover: Swamp Conifer; Cedar; Spruce; Tamarack; Fir

Range: Door

Comments: a semi-parasitic plant with inconspicuous greenish flowers and scarlet, fleshly fruits

Phenology: flowers from June to August across its US range

Field Guides:
Britton and Brown (Commandra livida), p.2:59/p.2:59
Gleason 1963 (Commandra livida), p.259
Gleason 1991, p.326
Voss II, p.98/plate 1-B