Triphysaria versicolor subsp. faucibarbata

Family: Orobanchaceae · Type: annual · Native

yellow-flowered owl's clover is a California native annual herb found in northern Coast Ranges, Sacramento Valley, central Coast, and San Francisco Bay Area grasslands at elevations below 500 meters. Flowering from April to June, this plant produces bright yellow flowers with distinctive fringed or bearded edges. Growing with slender, delicate stems 10 to 30 centimeters tall, it forms compact clusters in open grassland environments. Its leaves are finely divided, creating a feathery, intricate appearance that blends seamlessly with surrounding grasses. The small yellow flowers emerge in tight clusters, adding a soft golden hue to springtime grassland landscapes.

Habitat: Grassland

Bloom period: Apr-Jun

Elevation: < 500 m

Bioregions: NCoR, ScV, CCo, SnFrB

California counties: Placer, San Luis Obispo, Napa, Sonoma, Marin, Del Norte, San Joaquin, Sacramento, Contra Costa, Butte, Humboldt, Monterey, Mendocino, Colusa, Solano, Lake, Alameda, Amador, San Benito, San Mateo, Yolo

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