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Orobanchaceae
Orobanche

*Orobanche Linnaeus. Common name: Cancer-root, Broomrape, Vetch-strangler.

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A genus of about 100 species (with Aphyllon, Myzorrhiza, and Phelipanche removed, as here), holoparasitic herbs, of mainly Eurasia.

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References: Collins, Colwell, & Yatskievych (2019c) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2019); Joel (2009); Manen et al. (2004); Musselman (1982); Park et al. (2008); Schneeweiss (2013); Thieret (1971). Show full citations.

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image of plant© Dustin, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Dustin | Orobanche minor source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Joe Dillon, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Joe Dillon | Orobanche minor source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Sofia Zvolanek, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Sofia Zvolanek | Orobanche minor source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© John Barkla, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by John Barkla | Orobanche minor source | Original Image ⭷
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