Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest and east in the Columbia River Gorge in Washington; southwestern British Columbia to Baja California, also east of the Cascades crest in Oregon.
Habitat: Coastal and sub-coastal, or in meadows inland, parasitic on Asteraceae but not on Artemisia tridentata.
Flowers: April-June
Origin: Native
Growth Duration: Annual, Perennial
Conservation Status: Not of concern
Pollination: Bees
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Publication: Bot. California [W.H.Brewer] i. 584. 1876.
Orobanche californica Cham. & Schltdl. [HC]
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ssp. californicum – California broomrape
Occurring west of the Cascades crest in the northern Puget Trough lowlands in Washington; southwestern British Columbia and adjacent Salish Sea area, also in coastal California. -
ssp. grayanum – Gray's California broomrape Occurring in the Columbia River Gorge in Washington; southern Washington to California.
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Aphyllon californicum in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database.
WA Flora Checklist: Aphyllon californicum checklist entry.
OregonFlora: Aphyllon californicum information.
E-Flora BC: Aphyllon californicum atlas page.
CalPhotos: Aphyllon californicum photos.
USDA Plants: Aphyllon californicum information.
