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Sonoran Desert Plants
Orobanche cooperi subsp. latiloba (Munz) L.T. Collins (Desert Broomrape,flor de tierra)

Coffee Pot Mountain

 

 Orobanche cooperi subsp. latiloba (Munz) L.T. Collins

 Orobanche cooperi subsp. latiloba (Munz) L.T. Collins

 Orobanche cooperi subsp. latiloba (Munz) L.T. Collins

 Orobanche cooperi subsp. latiloba (Munz) L.T. Collins

 Orobanche cooperi subsp. latiloba (Munz) L.T. Collins

Habitat: valleys
Life Form: forb,annual,parasite
Leaf Description: alternate, simple, scales
Flower Color: purple or violet or lavender
Flowering Period: Jan. to May
Spines: spineless
Family: Orobanchaceae (broomrape family)
Abundance: locally common,parasite
Additional Information:
Felger, R.S. and S. Rutman. 2016. Ajo Peak to Tinajas Altas: A flora of southwestern Arizona. Part 17. Eudicots: Nyctaginaceae to Plumbaginaceae. Phytoneuron 2016-34: 1-77. Published 11 May 2016. ISSN 2153 733X page 47 (8.7 MB pdf)

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Our member horticultural expert is Hank Jorgensen. For more information on this plant species, see Hank's page (opens in a new tab).

 

 

 

 

 

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