Orobanche fasciculata
 
Clustered Broom-Rape

Flower Top

Saskatchewan Landing Provincial Park
24-June-2024

The corolla is slightly bilabiate, the top lip possessing two lobes (petals) and the bottom possessing three. Note the lower lip is about as long as the upper. Note also the yellow palatal folds. 

Fasciculata: Answers to key questions in Budd's Flora and Flora of Alberta leading to this species. 
caudex somewhat woody; NOT [caudex soft]
each branch of caudex bearing a few or several flowers; NOT [each branch of caudex bearing a single flower]
flowers borne on long pedicels; NOT [flowers sessile or nearly so, in a dense, spike-like cluster at the top of the thick stem]
flowers without bracts; NOT [1 or 2 long bracts beneath each flower]

 

Orobanche: Answers to key questions in Budd's Flora and Flora of Alberta leading to this genus. 
plants glandular puberulent; NOT [plants glabrous throughout]
calyx nearly regular or cleft on both upper and lower sides; NOT [calyx deeply cleft on the lower side only]
lower lip of corolla as long as or longer than the upper; NOT [lower lip of corolla much shorter than the upper]
stamens included; NOT [stamens exserted]
placentae 4; NOT [placentae 2]