Burroweed Strangler, Cooper's Broom Rape, Desert Broomrape
Orobanche cooperi
Synonyms: Aphyllon cooperi, Myzorrhiza cooperi, Orobanche cooperi ssp. cooperi, Orobanche cooperi ssp. latiloba, Orobanche ludoviciana var. cooperi, Orobanche ludoviciana var. latiloba
Cooper's broomrape as seen in a wash crossing California Highway 95 about 10 miles north of Needles, California..........February 28, 2013. Plants at this location were barely just beginning to bloom at this date.
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Cooper's broomrape as seen along the Borrego Salton Seaway, about half way between Borrego Springs and Salton City, San Diego County, California..........March 23, 2011.
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Cooper's broomrape observed on the desert wash along Fish Creek upstream of Split Mountain Gorge, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, CA.......March 29, 2006.
Cooper's broomrape as seen in a wash crossing California Highway 95 about 10 miles north of Needles, California..........February 28, 2013.
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Cooper's broomrape getting ready to bloom as seen in a sandy wash off California Highway 95 near the Nevada state line..........February 24, 2013.
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Cooper's broomrape in bloom on a sandy wash adjacent to Ram's Hill, southeast of Borrego Springs, CA.......March 26, 2005.
Paul Slichter