Orthocarpus
Orthocarpus, or owl's-clover,[1] is a genus of flowering plants in the family Orobanchaceae. They are native to North America. A number of species formerly included in Orthocarpus have been transferred to the genus Castilleja, which includes the plants commonly known as Indian paintbrush.
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Some animal species such as the Edith's checkerspot butterfly use these plants as hosts during ovipositing.[2]
Species
Species include:
- Orthocarpus bracteosus Benth.
- Orthocarpus cuspidatus Greene
- Orthocarpus holmgreniorum (T.I. Chuang & Heckard) L. M. Shultz & F. J. Smith
- Orthocarpus imbricatus Torr. ex S.Watson
- Orthocarpus luteus Nutt.
- Orthocarpus pachystachyus A.Gray
- Orthocarpus tenuifolius (Pursh) Benth.
- Orthocarpus tolmiei Hook. & Arn.
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References
- "{{{taxon}}}". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- Murphy; Launer, Ehrlich (1983). "The Role of Adult Feeding in Egg Production and Population Dynamics of the Checkerspot Butterfly Euphydryas editha". Oecologia. 56 (2): 257–263. doi:10.1007/bf00379699. PMID 28310203.
- "Genus: Orthocarpus Nutt". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Area. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
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