Orobanche californica Calflora

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Orobanche californica Cham. & Schltdl.

(not an active name)

California broomrape, California orobanche

2007 Neal Kramer

2020 Kit Davenport

2017 Clara Nilsen

2001 Kevin Merk

2005 Doreen L. Smith

2014 Ron Wolf

Orobanche californica is a perennial herb (parasitic) that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

also called Aphyllon californicum


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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:


JEF	Aphyllon californicum

Information about Orobanche californica from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (ORCA2) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map 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]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 12/03/2024).