Orthocarpus bracteosus is a species of flowering plant in the broomrape family known by the common name rosy owl's-clover.

It is native to western North America from British Columbia to northern California, where it grows in moist mountain habitat, such as meadows.

Orthocarpus bracteosus is an annual herb producing a slender, glandular, hairy, purple-green stem up to about 40 centimetres (16 in) tall.

[1] The narrow leaves are up to 3.5 centimetres (1+1⁄2 in) long, the upper ones divided into three deep lobes.

The fruit is an oval-shaped capsule about one-half centimetre (1⁄5 in) long containing several seeds.