Broomrape
PHOTOS OF BROOMRAPE
Orobanche variegata Wallr. – (Broomrape)
Parasitical plant of the Broomrape family –Orobanchaceae– up to 20 cm. Reddish, hairy glandular stems. Leaves to 3 cm., lanceolate. Foul-smelling flowers in spikes; tubular, reddish outside, yellowish inside. 4 stamens stuck at 2 or 3 cm from the corolla base. On other Pea family plants, specially shrubs.
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