Calflora Taxon Report
Orobanche californica  Cham. & Schltdl.  ssp. grayana  (Beck) Heckard

(not an active name)
Gray's broomrape, Gray's california broom rape
Orobanche californica ssp. grayana is a perennial herb (parasitic) that is native to California.
also called Aphyllon californicum ssp. grayanum
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
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Bloom Period
Parent: Orobanche californica
Genus: Orobanche
Family: Orobanchaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Habitat: coastal

Communities: Coastal Strand, Northern Coastal Scrub, Sagebrush Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS
Alternate Names:
POWOAphyllon californicum ssp. grayanum
PLANTSOrobanche californica var. grayana
PLANTSOrobanche grayana
JEFAphyllon californicum ssp. grayanum
Information about Orobanche californica ssp. grayana from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.

USDA PLANTS Profile (ORCAG2)

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Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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