Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to the Great Plains and the Great Lakes region.
Habitat: Dry, open places, valleys to montane, parasitic exclusively on Artemisia.
Flowers: May-July
Origin: Native
Growth Duration: Annual
Conservation Status: Not of concern
Pollination: Bees
Herbaceous, non-green holoparasite attaching to the roots of its host.
Vestigial and scale-like.
2-valved capsule; style persistent. Produces numerous dark seeds 0.2-0.5 mm.
Publication: Manual (Gray), ed. 2. 281. 1856.
Orobanche fasciculata Nutt. [HC, JPM]
Orobanche fasciculata Nutt. var. fasciculata [VPBC2]
Orobanche fasciculata Nutt. var. lutea (Parry) Achey [JPM]
Orobanche fasciculata Nutt. var. subulata Goodman
Orobanche fasciculata Nutt. var. typica Achey
Thalesia fasciculata (Nutt.) Britton
Thalesia lutea (Parry) Rydb.
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Aphyllon fasciculatum in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database
WA Flora Checklist: Aphyllon fasciculatum checklist entry
OregonFlora: Aphyllon fasciculatum information
E-Flora BC: Aphyllon fasciculatum atlas page
CalPhotos: Aphyllon fasciculatum photos
