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Orobanchaceae
Aphyllon

not marked as a favorite taxon Aphyllon ludovicianum (Nuttall) A. Gray. Common name: Prairie Broomrape. Phenology: Apr-Aug. Habitat: Deep sands, pastures, upland areas, and glades, parasitic on perennial composites such as Grindelia, Artemisia, and Heterotheca. Distribution: Saskatchewan and British Columbia south to Missouri, w. Texas, Arizona. Reports of this species further east are apparently based on the more recently named Aphyllon riparium. Reports from Mexico are based on Aphyllon spectabile.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Can, K4, Schneider (2016); = n/a; = Orobanche ludoviciana Nuttall — FNA17, Il, Mo3, NS, POWO, Collins, Colwell, & Yatskievych (2009), Domina (2025); < Orobanche ludoviciana Nuttall — F, G, GrPl, Mex, Tx, Musselman (1982); < Orobanche ludoviciana Nuttall ssp. ludoviciana — K1; < Orobanche ludoviciana Nuttall var. ludoviciana — C. Basionym: Orobanche ludoviciana Nuttall 1818

Links to other floras: = Orobanche ludoviciana - FNA17

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