Orthocarpus

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Read about Orthocarpus in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Orthocarpus (Greek, straight fruit, which distinguishes this genus from Melampyrum). Scrophulariaceae. Annual and perennial herbs, which may be transferred to gardens: Lvs. alternate, incised, those in the infl. sometimes colored: fls. mostly white, yellow or cream-colored, sometimes marked, in spikes; corolla tubular, 2-lipped; calyx 4-cleft; stamens 4.—-Species about 30, W. N. Amer., and 1 in S. Amer. O. purpurescens, Benth., is something like the painted cup (Castilleja). It is a Californian annual, growing a foot high, with gaudy bracts, and crimson or purple corolla 1-1¼ in. long, the lower lip white-tipped and with yellow or purple markings. It is a common and showy plant growing in the Sierra Nevada foothills, the interior valleys and Coast ranges. This plant was offered in 1891. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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