Orthocarpus luteus
Introduction '''''Orthocarpus luteus''''' is a species of flowering plant in the broomrape family known by the common name '''yellow owl's-clover'''. It is native to much of western and central North America, where it grows in many types of plateau, grassland, and mountain habitat.
Description It is an annual herb producing a slender, hairy, glandular, bright yellowish green to deep purple  stem up to about 40 centimeters tall. The narrow leaves are up to 5 centimeters long, the upper ones sometimes divided into three lobes. The inflorescence is a dense cylindrical spike of green bracts, the flowers emerging from between them. The lightly hairy flowers are 1 to 1.5 centimeters long and bright yellow in color. They are club-shaped, the upper lip a tiny, curving beak and the lower lip a narrow pouch.
See also *List of Canadian plants by family S*List of Scrophulariales of Montana
References
External links *** Jepson Manual Treatment* USDA Plants Profile* Southwest Colorado Wildflowers* Photo gallery