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Orthocarpus
Also called Owl Clover, Owl's Clovers, Owlclover
Orthocarpus, or owl's-clover, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Orobanchaceae (broomrapes). They are native to North America. A number of species formerly included in Orthocarpus have been transferred to the genus Castilleja, which includes the plants commonly known as Indian paintbrush. Plants of the genus are generally less than 30 centimetres (1 ft) in height.
Like their close relatives in genus Castilleja, Orthocarpus are root hemiparasites, capable of photosynthesis but extracting water and mineral nutrients through attachment to the roots of host plants.
Rosy owl's-clover · Toothed owl's-clover · Mountain owl's-clover · Yellow owl's-clover · Shasta owl's-clover
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Orthocarpus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
