Heller
Pronunciation: or-oh-BANG-kee KOO-per-eye
Common name: Cooper's broom-rape
Family: Orobanchaceae (Broomrape)
Habitat: Sandy flats and washes mostly below 1500',
deserts, parasitizes Larrea, Ambrosia, Hymenoclea,
Encelia
Blooming period: January to May
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Orobanche
2) cooperi