Directory of Orobanche Resources

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The Broomrapes are devoid of chlorophyll and parasitize the roots of other plants. Most grow on only on one species.

Resources in This Category

• Orobanche aegyptiaca

  http://www.agroatlas.ru/en/content/weeds/Orobanche_aegyptiaca/
  Photograph, description, distribution, ecology and economic significance of Egyptian broomrape.

• Orobanche alba

  http://www.plant-identification.co.uk/skye/orobanchaceae/orobanche-alba.htm
  Description of Thyme Broomrape and several photographs of the plant.

• Orobanche cumana

  http://www.agroatlas.ru/en/content/weeds/Orobanche_cumana/
  Photograph, description, distribution, ecology and economic significance of the Sunflower Broomrape.

• Orobanche foetida

  http://www.apsnet.org/publications/imageresources/Pages/May_89-5-3.aspx
  Photograph of common vetch infected by this obligate parasite.

• Orobanche lavandulacea

  http://www.ukwildflowers.com/Web_pages/orobanche_lavandulacea.htm
  Photograph of this species found growing in Crete.

• Orobanche pubescens

  http://www.ukwildflowers.com/Web_pages/orobanche_pubescens_hairy_broomrape.htm
  Photographs of this species and information on identification.

• Orobanche ramosa

  http://www.ukwildflowers.com/Web_pages/orobanche_ramosa_branched_broomrape.htm
  Photograph of the Branched Broomrape.

• Orobanche sp.

  http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/carr/images/oro_sp.jpg
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