Status: Native
Synonyms:
Conopholis mexicana Gray ex S. Watson
Orobanche multiflora Nuttall var. xanthochroa (A. Nelson & Cockerell) Munz
Orobanche xanthochroa A. Nelson & Cockerell
Conopholis alpina var. mexicana is yellowish-white with brown highlights. It grows as a clump of several stems usually under Ponderosa Pine in the Gila National Forest. It rarely is taller than six or eight inches, and the clumps are frequently wider than they are tall.
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Conopholis alpina var. mexicana, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Burro Mtns., Deadman Canyon, May 10, 2007
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