Orobanchaceae FAMILY
Orobanche californica
Orobanche californica
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
1/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Orobanche californica is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.12 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeSouth-western N. America.
HabitatParasitic on Artemisia tridentata, growing on open slopes in foothills and valleys below 1500 metres[ 60 Title Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest. Publication Author Hitchcock. C. L. Publisher University of Washington Press Year 1955 ISBN - Description A standard flora for Western N. America with lots of information on habitat etc. Five large volumes, it is not for the casual reader. ].