Definition of Orobanche. Meaning of Orobanche. Synonyms of Orobanche

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Definition of Orobanche

Orobanche
Broom rape Broom" rape` (Bot.) A genus (Orobanche) of parasitic plants of Europe and Asia. They are destitute of chlorophyll, have scales instead of leaves, and spiked flowers, and grow attached to the roots of other plants, as furze, clover, flax, wild carrot, etc. The name is sometimes applied to other plants related to this genus, as Aphyllon uniflorumand A. Ludovicianum.

Meaning of Orobanche from wikipedia

- Orobanche, commonly known as broomrape, is a genus of almost 200 species of small parasitic herbaceous plants, mostly native to the temperate Northern...
- Orobanche ramosa is a species of broomrape known by the common names hemp broomrape and branched broomrape. It is native to Eurasia and North Africa,...
- Orobanche uniflora, commonly known as one-flowered broomrape, one-flowered cancer root, ghost pipe or naked broomrape, is an annual parasitic herbaceous...
- (xylem-feeding). Alternately, plants like Cuscuta and some members of Orobanche connect to both the xylem and phloem of the host. This provides them with...
- Orobanche picridis-hieracioidis is a species of plant in the family Orobanchaceae. "Orobanche picridis-hieracioidis Holandre | Plants of the World Online...
- Orobanche hederae, the ivy broomrape, is, like other members of the genus Orobanche, a parasitic plant without chlorophyll, and thus totally dependent...
- Orobanche alba, also known by its common names thyme broomrape and red broomrape, is a holoparasitic plant of the broomrape family. It parasitises plants...
- endangered in Wisconsin and threatened in Illinois and Indiana. NRCS. "Orobanche ludoviciana". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture...
- Orobanche elatior the knapweed broomrape is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Orobanchaceae. It is a parasitic plant that lives on...
- Orobanche minor, the ****root, common broomrape, lesser broomrape, small broomrape or clover broomrape, is a holoparasitic flowering plant belonging to...