Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; southwestern British Columbia to Baja California, east to the Rocky Mountains and Texas.
Habitat: Open areas from low to middle elevations. Parasitic on Eriogonum, Eriophyllum lanatum, and Phacelia, also other taxa outside of Washington, but never Artemisia.
Flowers: April-August
Origin: Native
Growth Duration: Perennial
Conservation Status: Not of concern
Pollination: Bees
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Publication: Systematic Botany 46(2): pp. 446–455. 2021.
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Aphyllon franciscanum in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database
WA Flora Checklist: Aphyllon franciscanum checklist entry
OregonFlora: Aphyllon franciscanum information
E-Flora BC: Aphyllon franciscanum atlas page
CalPhotos: Aphyllon franciscanum photos
