Slender Broomrape (Orobanche leptantha)
Orobanche leptantha is a holoparasite lacking chlorophyll. It parasitizes Asteraceae hosts like Haplopappus and Ericameria, with yellowish-purple stems and scale-like.
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Synonyms
Orobanche curvata Pomel
Taxonomy
- kingdomPlantae
- divisionTracheophyta
- classMagnoliopsida
- orderLamiales
- familyOrobanchaceae
- genusOrobanche
- speciesOrobanche leptantha