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Photo by Fred Fisher |
Owl Clover (Castilleja exserta) is now in the Broomrape Family (Orobanchaceae). According to this '
botanary', the plant was named for Professor Domingo Castillejo, an instructor of botany at Cadiz, Spain in the 18th century. (exserta = protruding)
Read more about scientists honored in plant names.
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