Aphyllon validum ssp. validum Calflora

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Taxon Report

Aphyllon validum (Jeps.) A.C. Schneid. ssp. validum

Rock creek broomrape

Joy Englund

Orlando Mistretta

F. W. Peirson

1999 Alison Colwell

2010 California Academy of Sciences

Aphyllon validum ssp. validum is a perennial herb (parasitic) that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.

also called Orobanche valida ssp. valida

California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~30 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Parent:	Aphyllon validum
Genus:	Aphyllon
Family:	Orobanchaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Chaparral, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + JEF + CNPS

Alternate Names:


CNPS	Orobanche valida ssp. valida

Information about Aphyllon validum ssp. validum from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape CNPS Inventory: 1B.2 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 05/23/2025).