Scrophulariaceae

Orthocarpus luteus

Yellow Owl's Clover

Plant stem straight, erect, seldom branched, yellow-green, sometimes tinted purple and covered with small glands, with long, coarse, stiff hairs. Leaves dark green, long, thin, with pointed tip, drying to blackish; upper leaves deeply lobed. Flower spike narrow; bracts divided into 3 pointed lobes, with central lobe largest. Flowers golden yellow, extending beyond bracts. Grows in moist meadows, sagebrush openings, at high elevations.

• Rarity: Locally Common
• Flowering Time: Mid Summer
• Life Cycle: Annual
• Height: 4--16 inches
• Habitat: East-Side Forest, Shrub-Steppe, Meadow
• Found In: Steens
• Native: Yes