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Orthocarpus imbricatus
Also called Mountain Owl Clover
Mountain owl's-clover is a hemiparasitic annual wildflower of western North American meadows and mountain habitat, grown from British Columbia to northern California. It draws nutrients from the roots of nearby plants, so it is best grown in a wildflower or native meadow setting.
Orthocarpus imbricatus is a species of flowering plant in the broomrape family known by the common name mountain owl's-clover. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to northern California, where it grows in meadows and other mountain habitat.
Rosy owl's-clover · Toothed owl's-clover · Yellow owl's-clover · Shasta owl's-clover · Owl's Clover
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Orthocarpus imbricatus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
