| A very rare large shrub in the sandalwood family, Piratebush is parasitic on the roots of Eastern Hemlock as well as other species. This Buckleya is growing next to a Carolina Hemlock. Haywood Co., NC 6/13/2009.
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| A southern Appalachian endemic, in North Carolina it is found in a few counties in the western Mountains. Haywood Co., NC 6/13/2009.
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| Piratebush requires direct sunlight to grow, which is not common in Hemlock stands -- this may help explain its rarity. Haywood Co., NC 6/13/2009.
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| Haywood Co., NC 6/13/2009.
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