Aphyllon californicum subsp. feudgei

Family: Orobanchaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Aphyllon californicum is a native perennial found in dry washes, slopes, and flats in California at elevations of 700 to 2,500 meters. Flowering from May to July, this parasitic plant produces white to yellow flowers with purple-tinged petals and red veins, featuring a distinctive corolla 25 to 35 millimeters long with an unusual throat hump. Growing 10 to 30 centimeters tall with stout stems generally branched toward the tip, it develops rounded or flat-topped flower clusters with branches less than 9 centimeters long. Its flowers have a robust corolla tube that abruptly expands above the sinus, creating a distinctive 8 to 10 millimeter wide throat hump with moderately recurved lips. The plant's compact structure and intricate flower morphology make it a unique component of California's dry landscape ecosystems.

Habitat: dry washes, slopes, flats, primarily on

Bloom period: May-Jul

Elevation: 700-2500 m

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.