What is "comandra"

Comandra \Comandra\ n. small genus of chiefly North American parasitic plants.

Syn: genus Comandra.

Comandra is a monotypic genus containing the single species Comandra umbellata. Its common names include bastard toadflax, umbellate bastard toadflax, and common comandra. The plant has a disjunct distribution; its four subspecies occur in North America and the Mediterranean.