Description:
Perennial herbacious plants
Flowers lacking petals but with petal-like sepals.
Flowers perfect (bisexual) or imperfect (unisexual).
Stamens (male parts) equal same number as the sepals: 4-5. Style (female part) 1.
Fruit is a 1 seeded, fleshy or dry drupe.
Natural History:
Even though they have chlorophyll and so can photosythesize thier own food, many members of this family are parasitic. Including both species in Yukon.
Family Size:
World:
Genera: 30
Species: 400
North America:
Genera: 5
Species: ?
Yukon:
Genera: 2
Species: 2
Central Yukon:(CYSIP study area)
Genera: 1
Species: 1
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