Orthocarpus tenuifolius
Orthocarpus purpureoalbus
narrow-leaf owl-clover, thin-leaf owl's-clover, thin-leaf owl-clover
purple owlclover, purplewhite owl's-clover, purplewhite owlclover
erect or ascending, pilose and puberulent.
erect, scabrous and densely puberulent.
10–50 mm;
blade: proximal margins entire, distal 3–7-lobed.
15–35 mm;
blade: proximal margins entire, distal 3-lobed.
racemes, 2–6 cm;
bracts 10–20 mm, margins 3–5-lobed in proximal 1/2, proximal not resembling distal leaves, midlobe purple-pink distally, ovate, 4–6 mm wide, apex obtuse, cuspidate, lateral lobes narrowly triangular.
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.
1–2 mm.
1 mm.
calyx 8–12 mm;
corolla 14–20 mm, equal to or slightly longer than bracts, abaxial lip inflated, lobes 3, triangular, adaxial lip purple-pink, 5 mm, 1 mm longer than abaxial, puberulent, tip notably hooked, not bearded.
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.
6–7 mm, apex acute.
6–9 mm, apex cuspidate.
15–20, dark brown, ovoid to reniform, 1–1.5 mm, shallowly reticulate, not ridged.
18–26, dark brown, ovoid to reniform, 1.5–2.5 mm, deeply reticulate, longitudinally ridged.
= 28.
= 28.
Orthocarpus tenuifolius
Orthocarpus purpureoalbus
Orthocarpus tenuifolius is one of the plants first collected by Meriwether Lewis during the Corps of Discovery Expedition.
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
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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