Aphyllon fasciculatum Calflora

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Aphyllon fasciculatum Nutt.

Clustered broomrape

Aphyllon fasciculatum is a perennial herb (parasitic) that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.

also called Orobanche fasciculata


	Plant Range Observation Search ~1238 records in California Plant Characteristics

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

Communities: Sagebrush Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, many plant communities

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF

Alternate Names:


JEF	Orobanche fasciculata var. lutea
JEF	Orobanche fasciculata var. subulata
JEF	Orobanche fasciculata
POWO + PLANTS	Orobanche fasciculata

Information about Aphyllon fasciculatum 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 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
[Wikipedia] Medicinal Use: Among the Zuni people the powdered plant is inserted into the rectum as a hemorrhoid remedy. (link added by Mary Ann Machi) photos / record / common / links

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: 04/25/2025).