Castilleja lasiorhyncha
San bernardino mountains owl's-clover, San Bernardino Mountains Owl's-Clover
Family: Orobanchaceae · Type: annual · Native
Conservation status: CNPS 1B.2
San bernardino mountains owl's-clover is a rare (CNPS 1B.2) California native annual found in the San Bernardino Mountains and northern and central Peninsular Ranges in meadows, flats, and open forest at elevations of 1,000 to 2,400 meters. Flowering from June to July, this plant produces yellow flowers on bracts with 3 to 5 lance-linear green lobes, featuring a white-hairy beak and distinctive lower lip pouches. Growing 10 to 20 centimeters tall with a spreading, glandular-puberulent habit, the plant has delicate lance-linear leaves up to 30 millimeters long with 0 to 3 narrow lobes. Its leaves and stems are covered in spreading hairs, giving the plant a soft, fuzzy appearance with an open, branching structure. The fruit is small, approximately 6 to 9 millimeters long, with seeds featuring a deeply netted, loose-fitting coat.
Habitat: Meadows, flats, open forest
Bloom period: Jun-Jul
Elevation: 1000-2400 m
Bioregions: SnBr, n&c PR.
California counties: San Bernardino, Riverside
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