Orthocarpus bracteosus

Orthocarpus bracteosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Orobanchaceae
Genus:	Orthocarpus
Species:	O. bracteosus
Binomial name
Orthocarpus bracteosus Benth.

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.

External links

• Jepson Manual Treatment: Orthocarpus bracteosus
• USDA Plants Profile
• Orthocarpus bracteosus Photo gallery