#orobanchaceae

#CastillejaExserta / #PurpleOwlsClover in the #ValleyFire2020 burn area. I didn’t see any of these in this specific area last year. Now there are several and I’m not sure why.
#owlsclover #castilleja #paintbrushflower #orobanchaceae #californianativeplants #californiawildflowers #subbloom2022 #subbloom (at Horsethief Canyon)
https://www.instagram.com/p/CcZZ9jNt1oZ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#CastillejaExserta / #PurpleOwlsClover in the #ValleyFire2020 burn area. I didn’t see any of these in this specific area last year. Now there are several and I’m not sure why.
#owlsclover #castilleja #paintbrushflower #orobanchaceae #californianativeplants #californiawildflowers #subbloom2022 #subbloom (at Horsethief Canyon Trail)
https://www.instagram.com/p/CcZYZGRNYFb/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Cistanche phelypaea

Setúbal/Portugal (13/05/2022)

[NIkon D500; AF-S Nikkor 500mm F5,6E PF ED VR]

The one-flowered broomrape (Orobanche uniflora) - I have been trying to find this plant for over 5 years. People would tell me where to look but try as I might, this little parasite has remained elusive. Yesterday I had given up trying to find this species for yet another year and that is exactly when I found it. Moral of the story: sometimes you have to stop trying to see certain plants before you finally get to see them.
#plants #botany #botanizing #parasite #parasiticplants #flowers #Orobanchaceae #broomrape #foresthealth #forestfloor #biodiversity #illinois #mycoheterotroph #plantoftheday #evolution #flowering #plantsofinstagram #explore #nativeplants