Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Aphyllon fasciculatum (Nuttall) Torrey & A. Gray
(Fasciculed Broomrape, Clustered Broomrape)


Family: Orobanchaceae

Status: Native

Synonyms:
Orobanche fasciculata Nuttall
Orobanche fasciculata Nuttall var. lutea (Parry) Achey
Thalesia fasciculata (Nuttall) Britton
Thalesia lutea (Parry) Rydberg

Aphyllon fasciculatum has white lobes to the tubular corolla. Both corolla and stems are very stipitate glandular. Aphyllon fasciculatum grows at middle elevations and has been seen parasitizing Artemisia carruthii.
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Aphyllon fasciculatum, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos (on Artemisa caruthii), Apr. 22, 2007



Aphyllon fasciculatum, 1X field macro of flower, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos (on Artemisa caruthii), Apr. 26, 2010



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