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
- ↑ "Profile for Orobanche uniflora (oneflowered broomrape)". USDA. Retrieved September 8, 2007.
- ↑ One-flowered Cancer Root (Orobanche uniflora)
- ↑ Newcomb, Lawrence: Newcomb's Wildflower Guide. Little Brown. Boston. 1977, ISBN 978-0316604420.
External links
Media related to Orobanche uniflora at Wikimedia Commons- E-Flora BC
- Jepson Manual Treatment
- USDA Plants Profile
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