Calflora
Taxon  Report   13529    
Aphyllon purpureum  (A. Heller) Holub
Purple broomrape
Aphyllon purpureum, a dicot, is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America.
also called Orobanche uniflora
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial

Bloom Period
Family: Orobanchaceae  
Genus: Aphyllon

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF
Alternate Names:
JEFOrobanche uniflora ssp. occidentalis
JEFOrobanche uniflora var. minuta
JEFOrobanche uniflora var. purpurea
JEFOrobanche uniflora var. sedi
More information about  Aphyllon purpureum
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.
Jepson eFlora


Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2022. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 05/22/2022).