Orthocarpus imbricatus Calflora

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Taxon Report

Orthocarpus imbricatus S. Watson

Imbricate owl's clover, Mountain owl's clover

2019 Jane Cohn

2006 David McClurg

2005 Jennifer L. Kalt

Orthocarpus imbricatus is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~12 records in California Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

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Genus:	Orthocarpus
Family:	Orobanchaceae (Scrophulariaceae)
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Red Fir Forest, Subalpine Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Information about Orthocarpus imbricatus from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ORIM) 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: 11/21/2024).