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Purple Owl's Clover

Castilleja exserta

Photo by barry.thomson
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37.459, -122.288

Field Notes

Habitat:

Grassland

Notes:

Orobanchaceae - Native, (formerly Orthocarpus purpurascens), fermerly in Scrophulariaceae- a root hemiparasite. A host plant for the Bay Checkerspot Butterfly.

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Castilleja exserta

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Cañada College California Native Plants 2013
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Cañada College Campus Species Inventory
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PublishedApril 5, 2013

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