Orthocarpus cuspidatus
Introduction '''''Orthocarpus cuspidatus''''' is a species of flowering plant in the broomrape family known by the common names '''Copeland's owl's clover''', '''Siskiyou Mountains orthocarpus''', and '''toothed owl's-clover'''. It is native to mountain and plateau habitat in Oregon, California, and Nevada. It is an annual herb producing a slender, glandular, hairy, purple-green stem up to about 40 centimeters tall. The narrow leaves are up to 5 centimeters long, the upper ones deeply divided into three linear lobes. The inflorescence is a dense cylindrical spike of wide, oval green bracts with pinkish points. The flowers emerge from between the bracts. Each purple-pink flower is fuzzy in texture and club-shaped, the lower lip an expanded pouch and the upper lip a narrow, straight beak.
External links * Jepson Manual Treatment* USDA Plants Profile* Photo gallery