Latin name: Aphyllon cooperi A. Gray
Pronunciation: a-FIL-on KOO-per-eye
Common name: Cooper's broomrape
Family: Orobanchaceae (Broomrape)
Habitat: Sandy flats and washes mostly below 1500', deserts, parasitizes Larrea, Ambrosia, Hymenoclea, Encelia
Blooming period: January to May
Name derivations: 1) Aphyllon 2) cooperi
Formerly Orobanche
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