Orobanchaceae
Orobanche
Orobanche californica

Orobanche californica subsp. grayana (Beck) Heckard

First published in Madroño 22: 54 (1973)
This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is Washington to California. It is a holoparasitic perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

California, Oregon, Washington

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2019). Flora of North America North of Mexico 17: 1-737. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Lyall, D. [s.n.] United States Aphyllon comosum K000061326 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hartweg, K.T. [1907 (145)] United States Aphyllon comosum K000061331 Unknown Type Material Yes
Douglas, D.; Scouler, J. [s.n.] United States Aphyllon comosum K000061324 Type Yes
Brewer, W.H. [1260] United States Aphyllon comosum K000061323 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bigelow, J.M. [s.n.] United States Aphyllon comosum K000061329 Unknown Type Material Yes
Geyer, C.A. [650] United States Aphyllon comosum K000061328 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ball, J. [s.n.] United States Aphyllon comosum K000061327 Unknown Type Material Yes
Palmer, Elm. [226] United States Aphyllon comosum K000061330 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Aphyllon comosum K000061325 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0