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Orobanche cooperi

BURROWEED STRANGLER, DESERT BROOM-RAPE

Orobanchaceae
Broom-rape family

Orobanche cooperi © Edge Of Eden


Annual or perennial, 4–16" (10–40 cm).
Found near and parasitic on members of the Asteraceae (generally Ambrosia, Hymenoclea, and Encelia actoni.)
Flowers purplish.
Blooming January–May.
Sandy flats, washes.
Elevation < 1650' (500 m).
Desert Province.
Desert Wild Flowers (O. ludoviciana var. cooperi) p. 248 250 # 589
A Flora of Southern California p. 618 609 F
The Jepson Manual p. 806 813

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Last modified: February 2, 2009





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