Cabeza Prieta Natural History Association
Sonoran Desert Plants
Orobanche cooperi subsp. latiloba (Munz) L.T. Collins (Desert Broomrape,flor de tierra)
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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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