#orobanche

[philoursmars]

Marseille en Mai, au Mont Rose, à l'entrée du Parc National des Calanques. Un peu de botanique :

de l'Orge des rats (Hordeum murinum)

des Asphodèles

des Queues-de-lapin (Lagurus ovatus)

encore des Asphodèles au dessus du petit port de la Madrague-de-Montredon

une Orobanche au milieu des Anthemis maritima (?)

des Mauves (Lavatères) arborescentes

[drhoz]

#2718 - Orobanche minor - Common Broomrape

Bit puzzled that I don't seem to have covered this species before, since it's extremely widespread and a common sight here in Perth, too. I've posted photos of it before, certainly. Possibly the original post got eaten in the Great Tumblr Purge for no good reason.

AKA hellroot, and clover broomrape.

A parasitic plant native to Europe, N. Africa, and Macaronesia, but now found everywhere else that's warm enough. It parasitises plants in the pea and daisy family for the most part, but is known to attack plants in many other famiies as well - in the photo above it's probably sucking the juices from the thistle next to it.

 Flowers red-brown, yellow-brown, yellow, or purple.

One of almost 200 in the genus, and by far the most widespread. It's the only one that's made it to New Zealand, where it has been naturalised since 1870 and is regarded as a weed. Some species are considered serious threats to agriculture, and in some Australian states all species are considered noxious weeds that need to be reported and destroyed.

Chapman Road Scientific Reserve, Aotearoa New Zealand.

[laladea]

Yesss 14yo girl believe in a parasitic spirit he certainly can help you find your sibling

[enfaeutchie]

Various broomrapes (Orobanche spp.) from the last week - parasitic plants in the family Orobanchaceae. I didn't sit down and key any of these out but I'd wager at least a fair chunk of them are ivy broomrape (O. hederae). Love these weirdos

[theyoungwaldschrat]

Summerwort/ Broomrape (Orobanche caryophyllacea) Nelkensommerwurz A parasitic flower living off bedstraw

[wenbochenphoto]

An Orobanche sp. hiding in the subalpine meadow of SE Turkey. 

[morphons]

Orobanche sp. (minor?). St Ouen’s Pond, Jersey. June 2019.

[indefenseofplants]

Clustered broomrape (Orobanche fasciculata) somewhere in the Wind River Range of Wyoming. #plants #broomrape #orobanchaceae #botany #botanical #botanizing #ecology #parasiticplants #parasite #orobanche #flowers #plantoftheday #wyoming #windrivers #windriverrange #RockyMountains #outwest #plantsofinstagram #inbloom #throwback #tbt #rockymountainflora #summer #plantstagram