Orobanche uniflora

Orobanche uniflora

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Orobanchaceae
Genus: Orobanche
Species: O. uniflora
Binomial name
Orobanche uniflora
L.

Orobanche uniflora, commonly known as oneflowered broomrape,[1] one-flowered cancer root,[2] ghost pipe[3] or naked broomrape, is an annual parasitic herb. It is native to much of North America, where it is a parasitic plant, tapping nutrients from many other species of plants, including those in the Asteraceae and Saxifragaceae families and in the genus Sedum.

It grows to a height of five centimeters, and has short (up to 3 centimeter) scaly leaves. The flowers grow singly on 5–15 centimetres (2.0–5.9 in) stalks and may be up to 3.5 centimetres (1.4 in) long. The corolla is violet to yellow-brown, two-lipped, finely fringed with five similar lobes.

References

  1. "Profile for Orobanche uniflora (oneflowered broomrape)". USDA. Retrieved September 8, 2007.
  2. One-flowered Cancer Root (Orobanche uniflora)
  3. Newcomb, Lawrence: Newcomb's Wildflower Guide. Little Brown. Boston. 1977, ISBN 978-0316604420.
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