Aphyllon californicum Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 13432

Aphyllon californicum Cham. & Schltdl.

California orobanche

2007 Neal Kramer

2001 Kevin Merk

2005 Doreen L. Smith

2014 Ron Wolf

Aphyllon californicum, a dicot, is a perennial herb (parasitic) that is native to California, is also found outside of California, but is confined to western North America.

also called Orobanche californica


	Plant Distribution Observation Hotline (observation details) Plant Characteristics

Photos from CalPhotos / Calflora


Family:	OROBANCHACEAE
Genus:	Aphyllon
Subspecies and Varieties:
... ssp. californicum ... ssp. condensum ... ssp. feudgei ... ssp. grande ... ssp. grayanum ... ssp. jepsonii

Habitat: coastal

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

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF

Alternate Names:

ICPN:

Orobanche californica

More information about Aphyllon californicum


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora	Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria	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, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2019. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Sep 23, 2019).