[Owl Clovers: The Genus Orthocarpus East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Mountain Owl-clover, Mountain Owl's-clover

Orthocarpus imbricatus

Mountain Owl-clover, Mountain Owl's-clover: Orthocarpus imbricatus - Mountain Owl-clover, Mountain Owl's-clover: Orthocarpus imbricatus

What appears to be mountain owl-clover as seen on the vernally moist slopes of low mesas near the southeastern Hart Mt. National Antelope Refuge.........June 10, 2016. Note what appears to be the characteristic hooked beak of the corolla on some of the flowers. If not O. imbricatus, then this would most likely be O. cuspidatus ssp. copelandii.

Mountain Owl-clover, Mountain Owl's-clover: Orthocarpus imbricatus - Mountain Owl-clover, Mountain Owl's-clover: Orthocarpus imbricatus

What appears to be mountain owl-clover as seen on vernally moist slopes along the Fremont National Recreation Trail on the southwest slopes of Twelvemile Peak, about one-half mile uphill from the South Fork Crooked Creek trailhead, Fremont-Winema National Forest.......August 2, 2020.

Paul Slichter