Participant Info

Species

Orthocarpus luteus

Family

Orobanchaceae

CommonName

yellow owl clover

Presence

YES

Status

native

EarliestDate

1896

LatestDate

2021

Ecosystem

basin, shrubland, foothill, montane, ruderal

Geobotanical

SSawatch, Garitas, SSanjuans, NCristos, UBasin, LBasin

Counties

Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Hinsdale, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache, Archuleta

Passes

Cumbres, Wolf Creek

WildlifePreserves

Alamosa, Baca, Blanca Wetlands, Great Sand Dunes, Monte Vista, Russell Lakes

Other Localities

Alamosa (town)

PhotoRecords

YES Rich Haswell: Saguache Co, Taylor Canyon meadow near Luders Creek Cpgd, 26 Aug 2021; Russell Lakes SWA 8 Sept 2017

Comments

Floodplains, road sides, alkali flats, mountain meadows, river sides, montane understory—all habitats for this late-summer yellow owl clover, which is collected everywhere in the Watershed except for the Culebras. Quite likely it is present there, judging from the numerous collections from the Cristos in New Mexico. Orthocarpus luteus is wide spread throughout the Western states and western Great Plains. It follows the Rio Grande drainage almost to the Mexican border but no farther down stream.

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