Aphyllon purpureum Calflora

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Taxon Report

Aphyllon purpureum (A. Heller) Holub

Purple broomrape

Aphyllon purpureum is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~328 records in California Plant Characteristics

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

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF

Alternate Names:


JEF	Orobanche uniflora ssp. occidentalis
JEF	Orobanche uniflora var. minuta
JEF	Orobanche uniflora var. purpurea
JEF	Orobanche uniflora var. sedi

Information about Aphyllon purpureum 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
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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: 04/04/2025).