Author:
Jan Scholten
Book:
Qjurious
Type:
Info
Chapter:
3-665.57.04
Triphysaria eriantha
English: Johnny-tuck; butter-and-eggs.
Region: California, Oregon.
Botany: habitat chaparral, quite common; annual herb; stem hairy purple, ± 35 cm high; hemiparasite; leaves green or purplish, divided into a few narrow, pointed lobes; inflorescence a spike; flowers with a very thin, narrow, purple upper lip, and a wide lower lip, divided into three, white to yellow pouches.