Orthocarpus purpureoalbus
purple owlclover, purplewhite owl's-clover, purplewhite owlclover
erect, scabrous and densely puberulent.
15–35 mm;
blade: proximal margins entire, distal 3-lobed.
spikes, 10–25 cm;
bracts 10–20 mm, margins 3-lobed to near base, proximal resembling distal leaves, midlobe green distally, triangular, 1–2 mm wide, apex acute, not cuspidate, lateral lobes linear.
1 mm.
calyx 5–8 mm;
corolla 15–20 mm, longer than bracts, abaxial lip inflated, lobes 0, adaxial lip purple-pink, 4–5 mm, 1–1.5 mm longer than abaxial, puberulent, tip notably hooked, not bearded.
6–9 mm, apex cuspidate.
18–26, dark brown, ovoid to reniform, 1.5–2.5 mm, deeply reticulate, longitudinally ridged.
= 28.
Orthocarpus purpureoalbus
Stems and leaves of Orthocarpus purpureoalbus are often conspicuously colored red to dark purple.
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
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