Pronunciation: or-oh-BANG-kee val-i-KO-la
Common name: Valley broom-rape
Family: Orobanchaceae (Broom-rape)
Habitat: Woodlands, forest openings, South Coast
(Los Angeles and Orange Cos.), below 5000',
mostly on Sambucus, UNCOMMON
Blooming period: July to February
Click for Latin name derivations: (1) Orobanche
(2) vallicola