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Orobanche and their Host Plants

Orobanche are fixed to few plant species or families on which they are sponging. In each row an Orobanche species is presented with one or two of its hosts.

Orobanche ramosa subsp. minor / Hemp

Broomrape

Orobanchaceae / Broomrapes

Nicotiana tabacum / Virginian Tobacco

Solanaceae / Nightshades

Cannabis sativa / Hemp

Cannabaceae / Hops

Orobanche mutelii ? / Mutel's Hemp Broomrape

Orobanchaceae / Broomrapes

Oxalis pes-caprae / Bermuda Buttercup

Oxalidaceae / Wood-Sorrels

Above:

Orobanche ramosa is parasite on several cultivated

plants as Tobacco, Tomatoes, Potatoes, Hemp,

Maize, but also on weeds as Lamium.

Left: Orobanche mutelii, which partly is also called

Orobanche ramosa subsp. mutelii, is parasite on

several Composites, Apiaceae and on Bermuda

Buttercup Oxalis pes-caprae which is wide-spread

in the Mediterranean.

Orobanche arenaria / Wormwood Broomrape

Orobanchaceae / Broomrapes

Orobanche arenaria / Wormwood Broomrape

Orobanchaceae / Broomrapes

Artemisia campestris / Field Wormwood

Asteraceae / Composites

Orobanche purpurea / Yarrow Broomrape

Orobanchaceae / Broomrapes

Achillea millefolium / Yarrow

Asteraceae / Composites

Left: Orobanche purpurea is parasite on several

Composites as e.g. Achillea, Artemisia, and

Cirsium, but also on Lamium species.

Orobanche crenata / Carnation-scented Broomrape

Orobanchaceae / Broomrapes

Orobanche crenata / Carnation-scented Broomrape

Orobanchaceae / Broomrapes

Pisum sativum subsp. elatius / Field Pea

Fabaceae / Legumes

Orobanche alba / Thyme Broomrape

Orobanchaceae / Broomrapes

Orobanche alba / Thyme Broomrape

Orobanchaceae / Broomrapes

Thymus pulegioides / Large Thyme

Lamiaceae / Mints

Orobanche reticulata / Thistle Broomrape

Orobanchaceae / Broomrapes

Carduus acanthoides / Welted Thistle

Asteraceae / Composites

Above: Orobanche alba is parasite on several

Labiatae as Thymus and Origanum, but rarely also

on Potentilla, Euphorbia, and Heracleum species.

Orobanche pubescens / Hairy Broomrape

Orobanchaceae / Broomrapes

Helichrysum conglobatum / Everlasting Sungold

Asteraceae / Composites

Orobanche amethystea / Seaholly Broomrape

Orobanchaceae / Broomrapes

Eryngium campestre / Field Thistle

Apiaceae / Umbellifers

Orobanche artemisiae-campestris / Wormwood

Broomrape

Orobanchaceae / Broomrapes

Artemisia campestris / Field Wormwood

Asteraceae / Composites

Orobanche picridis / Picris Broomrape, Oxtongue

Broomrape

Orobanchaceae / Broomrapes

Orobanche picridis / Picris Broomrape, Oxtongue

Broomrape

Orobanchaceae / Broomrapes

Picris hieracioides / Hawkweed Ox-Tongue

Asteraceae / Composites

Orobanche minor / Lesser Broomrape, Common

Broomrape

Orobanchaceae / Broomrapes

Trifolium repens / White Clover

Fabaceae / Legumes

Trifolium pratense / Red Clover

Fabaceae / Legumes

Orobanche hederae / Ivy Broomrape

Orobanchaceae / Broomrapes

Orobanche hederae / Ivy Broomrape

Orobanchaceae / Broomrapes

Hedera helix / Ivy

Araliaceae / Ivys

Orobanche latisquama / Broomrape

Orobanchaceae / Broomrapes

Rosmarinus officinalis / Rosemary

Lamiaceae / Mints

Orobanche caryophyllacea / Bedstraw Broomrape

Orobanchaceae / Broomrapes

Orobanche caryophyllacea / Bedstraw Broomrape

Orobanchaceae / Broomrapes

Galium verum / Lady's Bedstraw

Rubiaceae / Bedstraws

Orobanche teucrii / Germander Broomrape

Orobanchaceae / Broomrapes

Teucrium montanum / Mountain Germander

Lamiaceae / Mints

Teucrium chamaedrys / Wall Germander

Lamiaceae / Mints

Orobanche lutea / Yellow Broomrape

Orobanchaceae / Broomrapes

Orobanche lutea / Yellow Broomrape

Orobanchaceae / Broomrapes

Medicago sativa / Lucerne, Alfalfa

Fabaceae / Legumes

Centaurea scabiosa / Greater Knapweed

Asteraceae / Composites

Orobanche elatior / Tall Broomrape

Orobanchaceae / Broomrapes

Orobanche elatior / Tall Broomrape

Orobanchaceae / Broomrapes

Orobanche alsatica / Alsatian Broomrape

Orobanchaceae / Broomrapes

Orobanche alsatica / Alsatian Broomrape

Orobanchaceae / Broomrapes

Peucedanum cervaria / Broad-Leaved Spignel

Apiaceae / Umbellifers

Orobanche lucorum / Barberry Broomrape

Orobanchaceae / Broomrapes

Orobanche lucorum / Barberry Broomrape

Orobanchaceae / Broomrapes

Berberis vulgaris / Barberry

Berberidaceae / Barberries

Orobanche rapum-genistae / Greater Broomrape

Orobanchaceae / Broomrapes

Genista radiata ? / Rayed Broom, Southern

Greenweed

Fabaceae / Legumes

Orobanche rapum-genistae is parasite on several

Fabaceae, mainly Brooms and Gorses.

Anthyllis montana / Mountain Kidney Vetch

Fabaceae / Legumes

Orobanche gracilis is parasite on several

Fabaceae, mainly Brooms and Clovers.

Orobanche gracilis / Slender Broomrape

Orobanchaceae / Broomrapes

Genista hirsuta subsp. lanuginosa / Hairy Broom

Fabaceae / Legumes

Orobanche variegata / Variegated Broomrape

Orobanchaceae / Broomrapes

Genista spec1 ? / Broom

Fabaceae / Legumes

Orobanche variegata is parasite on several Fabaceae, mainly shrubs.

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Orobanche sanguinea / Blood-red Broomrape

Orobanchaceae / Broomrapes

Lotus cytisoides / Grey Bird's-Foot Trefoil

Fabaceae / Legumes

Orobanche cypria / Cyprian Broomrape

Orobanchaceae / Broomrapes

Pterocephalus multiflorus subsp. multiflorus / Multi-

Flowered Scabious

Dipsacaceae / Teasels

Orobanche cypria is parasite on three endemic

plants of Cyprus: Thymus integer, Pterocephalus

multiflorus, and Scutellaria cypria.

There is a page on parasitic plants of other families, too.