Orobanchaceae
Tolmie's owl's-clover
Orthocarpus tolmiei
- Family
- Orobanchaceae
- Genus
- Orthocarpus
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Tolmie's owl's-clover
Flowers
- In flower
- July to August (from 39 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Jim Kingdon, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Will Pearce, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Daughter Dad, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Gail A Baker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: mugiwara_kris, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Zach Earl, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: crothfels, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: crothfels, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: crothfels, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: czernybug, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Zach Earl, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
More in Orthocarpus
- Rosy owl's-cloverOrthocarpus bracteosusOrobanchaceae
- Toothed owl's-cloverOrthocarpus cuspidatusOrobanchaceae
- Mountain owl's-cloverOrthocarpus imbricatusOrobanchaceae
- Yellow owl's-cloverOrthocarpus luteusOrobanchaceae
- Thinleaved owl's-cloverOrthocarpus tenuifoliusOrobanchaceae
- Shasta owl's-cloverOrthocarpus pachystachyusOrobanchaceae
- Grand Coulee owl's-cloverOrthocarpus barbatusOrobanchaceae
- Orthocarpus holmgreniorumOrobanchaceae
- Orthocarpus purpureo-albusOrobanchaceae
- Purplewhite owl's-cloverOrthocarpus purpureoalbusOrobanchaceae
Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.