Bastard Toadflax

Comandra umbellata

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Native to Alabama. How scores work Is it native here?

Profile 94%

Height: 9–12 inches
Light: Full to part sun
Soil moisture: Dry to average

Comandra umbellata — flower photograph — (c) Will Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY 4.0 · Original photograph

Rare or protected plant. Specialist conservation planting; excluded from routine garden suggestions. Plant caution source

Hidden from default planting suggestions. Wildlife value and native status remain unchanged.

At a glance

Life cycle: Perennial
Bloom: May to July

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Not yet recorded · Spread · Leaves

Recorded in 7 Alabama counties.

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

3CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including AL

Genus host records with ranges including AL · Comandra

Choristoneura rosaceanaOblique-Banded Leafroller Moth, Rosaceous Leaf Roller
Sparganothis sulfureanaSparganothis Fruitworm Moth, Sulfur Leafroller, False Yellow-Head
Xenotemna pallorana

Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)

0BeesSoutheastern regional records

0Specialist beesPollen specialists

—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Flies 16

Boettcheria cimbicis
Calliphora erythrocephala
Calliphora vomitoria
Graphomyia americana
Helophilus latifrons
Limnophora narona
Lucilia sericata
Lucilia sylvarum
Myospila meditabunda
Odontomyia pubescens

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Peleteria robusta
Phormia regina
Sarcophaga sinuata
Sciomyza humilis
Sphaerophoria cylindrica
Volucella vesiculosa

Flower visits · Carlinville, Illinois, USA

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family: Comandraceae
Flower color: Green

What its natural habitat tells you

Growing sources and scope

Bloom · “May to July” · Prairie Moon 2026 Cultural Guide · Nursery cultural guide; height in flower; moisture categories retained as printed
Flower color · “Green” · Prairie Moon 2026 Cultural Guide · Nursery cultural guide; height in flower; moisture categories retained as printed
Height · “9–12 inches” · Tennessee Smart Yards (ranked first; Minnesota Wildflowers, Prairie Moon 2026 Cultural Guide differ) · Published Tennessee growing guidance; exact cached scientific heading
Life cycle · “Perennial” · Minnesota Wildflowers
Light · “Full to part sun” · Tennessee Smart Yards (ranked first; Prairie Moon 2026 Cultural Guide differs) · Published Tennessee growing guidance; exact cached scientific heading
primary_flower_color · “green” · Prairie Moon 2026 Cultural Guide
Soil · “medium to dry” · Tennessee Smart Yards (ranked first; Prairie Moon 2026 Cultural Guide differs) · Published Tennessee growing guidance; exact cached scientific heading

Also known as

Eastern Bastard Toadflax

Conservation status

Alabama rank	S1
Global rank	G5
AL status	Not verified
Federal status	Not verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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Growing cautions

Spreads by rhizomes. Spreads by underground rhizomes. Tennessee Smart Yards

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