Status: Native
Synonyms:
Conopholis alpina Leibman var. mexicana (Gray ex S. Watson) Haynes
Conopholis mexicana Gray ex S. Watson
Orobanche multiflora Nuttall var. xanthochroa (A. Nelson & Cockerell) Munz
Orobanche xanthochroa A. Nelson & Cockerell
Conopholis alpina is yellowish-white with brown highlights. The flowers are cream colored and the bracts underneath them are brown. The corolla is tubular and bilabiate. The stamens and pistil are hard to see and included in the corolla tube. Conopholis alpina grows as a clump of several stems usually under Ponderosa Pine in the Gila National Forest. It rarely is taller than six or eight inches, and the clumps are frequently wider than they are tall. The fruit of Conopholis alpina is single celled, topped by a peristent style. The fruit contains hundreds of small seeds.
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Conopholis alpina, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Burro Mtns., Deadman Canyon, May 10, 2007
Conopholis alpina, 1x en face field macro of flowers, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Little Cherry Creek Ranch Road, May 30, 2009
Conopholis alpina, 2x lateral field macro of flower, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Little Cherry Creek Ranch Road, May 30, 2009
Conopholis alpina, closeup of fruit, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Little Cherry Creek Ranch Road, June 30, 2009
Conopholis alpina, closeup of opened (immature) fruit, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Little Cherry Creek Ranch Road, June 30, 2009
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