Status: Native
Synonyms:
Orobanche ludoviciana Nuttall subsp. multiflora (Nuttall) Collins ex H.L. White & W.C. Holmes
Myzorrhiza multiflora (Nuttall) Rydberg
Orobanche multiflora Nuttall
Aphyllon ludovicianum has purple and white tubular corollas which turn brown with age. The anthers are bright yellow and woolly. Aphyllon ludovicianum is found in lower elevations and dry hillsides. Similar to Aphyllon fasciculatum, Aphyllon ludovicianum seems to have a predilection for parasitizing Artemisia carruthii.
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Aphyllon ludovicianum, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Burro Mtns., Knight Peak (on Artemisia carruthii), Oct. 6, 2007
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