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Orobanchaceae

Dwarf owl's-clover

Triphysaria pusilla (Benth.) T.I.Chuang & Heckard

Family
Orobanchaceae
Genus
Triphysaria

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Dwarf owl's-clover: Dwarf Owl-clover
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)
English
Dwarf owl's-clover, Dwarf owl's clover

Synonyms

  • Orthocarpus densiusculus Gand.
  • Orthocarpus pusillus Benth.
  • Orthocarpus pusillus var. densiusculus (Gand.) D.D.Keck
  • Orthocarpus pusillus var. typicus D.D.Keck

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Annual
In the US and Canada
Canada: native, 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.