Rank Species | Genus Orthocarpus Higher classification Orthocarpus | |
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Similar Orthocarpus, Orthocarpus luteus, Castilleja exserta, Scrophulariaceae, Lotus formosissimus | ||
Orthocarpus bracteosus is a species of flowering plant in the broomrape family known by the common name rosy owl's-clover. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to northern California, where it grows in moist mountain habitat, such as meadows.
Description
Orthocarpus bracteosus is an annual herb producing a slender, glandular, hairy, purple-green stem up to about 40 centimeters tall. The narrow leaves are up to 3.5 centimeters long, the upper ones divided into three deep lobes. The inflorescence is a hairy, densely glandular spike of flowers. Each flower is bright pink to white and up to 2 centimeters long. It is club-shaped with a pouchlike lower lip and a narrow, hooked upper lip. The fruit is an oval-shaped capsule about half a centimeter long containing several seeds.