Latin name: Orobanche bulbosa G. Beck
  Pronunciation: or-oh-BANG-kee bul-BO-sa

  Common name: Chaparral broom-rape
  Family: Orobanchaceae (Broom-rape)
  Habitat: Chaparral, San Diego Co. to central Calif.,
  below 5000',
Santa Rosa and Santa Cruz Islands,
  parasitic on Adenostema

  Blooming period: April to July
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Orobanche
  2) bulbosa
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