Orthocarpus luteus
Orthocarpus luteus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Orobanchaceae |
Genus: | Orthocarpus |
Species: | O. luteus
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Binomial name | |
Orthocarpus luteus |
Orthocarpus luteus is a species of flowering plant in the broomrape family known by the common name yellow owl's-clover.[1] It is native to much of western and central North America, where it grows in many types of plateau, grassland, and mountain habitat.
Description
[edit]It is an annual herb producing a slender, hairy, glandular, bright yellowish green to deep purple stem up to about 40 centimeters tall. The narrow leaves are up to 5 centimeters long, the upper ones sometimes divided into three lobes. The inflorescence is a dense cylindrical spike of green bracts, the flowers emerging from between them. The lightly hairy flowers are 1 to 1.5 centimeters long and bright yellow in color. They are club-shaped, the upper lip a tiny, curving beak and the lower lip a narrow pouch.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Orthocarpus luteus (USDA Plants Profile)
External links
[edit]- Media related to Orthocarpus luteus at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Orthocarpus luteus at Wikispecies
- Jepson Manual Treatment
- USDA Plants Profile
- Southwest Colorado Wildflowers
- Photo gallery