Author:
Jan Scholten
Book:
Qjurious
Type:
Info
Chapter:
3-665.57.09
Orthocarpus luteus
English: Yellow owl's-clover.
Region: western and central North America.
Botany: habitat plateau, grassland, mountain; annual herb; stem slender, hairy, glandular, bright yellowish green to deep purple, 40 cm tall; leaves narrow, long, sometimes divided into three lobes; inflorescence dense, cylindrical spike, green bracts; flowers lightly hairy, bright yellow, club-shaped, upper lip a tiny, curving beak, lower lip a narrow pouch.