Aphyllon corymbosum

Family: Orobanchaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Aphyllon corymbosum is a California native perennial found in sagebrush scrub openings at elevations of 1,200 to 2,800 meters. Flowering from June to August, this plant produces pale to purple-tinged flowers with purple to pink lips 5 to 8 millimeters long, showing darker veins. Growing with clustered branches 3 to 17 centimeters tall, it has stout stems that are generally thickened at the base and covered in glandular hairs. Its flowers emerge in branched, round-topped inflorescences with proximal pedicels 5 to 30 millimeters long and a calyx with linear-triangular lobes longer than the tube. The plant's delicate structure features densely hairy anthers and a two-lobed, peltate stigma, creating a distinctive appearance in its high-elevation sagebrush habitat.

Habitat: Openings in sagebrush scrub, generally on

Bloom period: Jun-Aug

Elevation: 1200-2800 m

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