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Pilostyles thurberi
Also called Stemsucker, Thurber's pilostyles
Pilostyles thurberi is a species of endoparasitic flowering plant known by the common names Thurber's stemsucker and Thurber's pilostyles. It is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, where it grows in desert and woodland. In the United States, P. thurberi has been recorded from the states of Arizona, California, New Mexico, Nevada, and Texas.
This species is found in both the United States and Mexico. It has been recorded from the states of Arizona, California, New Mexico, Nevada, Texas in the United States. In Mexico, this species is found in the state of Baja California, ranging from Mexicali to San Felipe, and in the states of Sonora and Chihuahua. It occurs primarily in open desert scrub, from 100 to 1000 meters in elevation.
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Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
