Orthocarpus

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Orthocarpus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Lamiales
Family: Orobanchaceae
Genus: Orthocarpus
Nutt.
Species

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Orthocarpus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Orobanchaceae. They are native to North America. A number of species formerly included in this genus have been transferred to the genus Castilleja.


Species include:

  • Orthocarpus bracteosus Benth.
  • Orthocarpus cuspidatus Greene
  • Orthocarpus luteus Nutt.
  • Orthocarpus tenuifolius (Pursh) Benth.
  • Orthocarpus tolmiei Hook. & Arn.

[edit] References

  • Genus: Orthocarpus Nutt.. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Area. Retrieved on 2008-03-01.