Orobanchaceae

Purplebeak owl's-clover

Triphysaria micrantha (Greene ex A.Heller) T.I.Chuang & Heckard

Family: Orobanchaceae
Genus: Triphysaria

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Triphysaria micranthaOrobanchaceae

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Common names

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English: Purplebeak owl's-clover

Synonyms

Orthocarpus bidwelliae var. micranthus A.Gray
Orthocarpus erianthus var. micranthus (Greene ex A.Heller) Jeps.
Orthocarpus micranthus Greene ex A.Heller

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

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Sources: classification, synonyms 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.