Castilleja exserta ssp. exserta (Purple Owl's Clover)

3/25/17 Dripping Springs Trail, Agua Tibia Wilderness,

Cleveland National Forest, Riverside County, CA

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Purple Owl's Clover

SPECIES: Castilleja exserta ssp. exserta

FAMILY: Orobanchaceae (Broomrape Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 3/25/17

LOCATION: Dripping Springs Trail, Agua Tibia Wilderness, Cleveland National Forest, Riverside County, CA

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Treatment from Jepson eFlora:

NATIVE

Inflorescence: distal bracts generally < 5 mm wide, lobes > 2 mm, tipped white, pale yellow, or rose to +- purple. 

Flower: corolla colored like bracts. 

Ecology: Open fields, grassland; 

Elevation: < 1600 m. 

Bioregional Distribution: NW, SNF, GV, CW, SW, w DMoj; 

Distribution Outside California: Arizona. 

Flowering Time: Mar--May 

Synonyms: Orthocarpus purpurascens Benth.; Orthocarpus purpurascens var. pallidus D.D. Keck

Jepson eFlora Author: Margriet Wetherwax, T.I. Chuang & Lawrence R. Heckard