Orobanche minor
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Photo: Bas Jongeling
Gosho Park, Marondera
Photo: Petra Ballings
Val D'Or, Goromozi
Photo: Bart Wursten
Lower northwestern slopes, Mt Gorongosa.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Lower northwestern slopes, Mt Gorongosa.
Photo: Petra Ballings
Val D'Or, Goromozi
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | Common broomrape (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Erect parasitic herb, lacking chlorophyll. Whole plant yellowish-brown, covered in glandular hairs. Stem with a few ovate-lanceolate scales. Inflorescence terminal. Flowers dull yellow, pinkish to violet-blue, with darker veins. Fruit an ovoid-ellipsoid capsule. |
| Type location: |
England |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | minor: "the smaller", lesser. |
| Habitat: | A parasite on many cultivated crop species; also in grassland, woodland and along forest margins. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread throughout most of the Northern Hemisphere but also in North Africa and down the easterm half of Africa as far South as Zimbabwe. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 220. (Includes a picture). Fischer, E. & Hofmann, H.P. (2025). Orobanchaceae Flore d'Afrique Centrale Nouvelle Serie Jardin Botanique Meise, Belgique Pages 18 - 21. (Includes a picture). Graham, R.A. (1957). Orobanchaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 5 - 6. Henderson, L. (2001). Alien weeds and invasive plants Plant Protection Research Institute Handbook No. 12. Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Council, South Africa. Page 55. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 65. Philcox, D. (1990). Scrophulariaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(2) Pages 160 - 161. (Includes a picture). Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 98. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 142. Troupin, G. (1985). Orobanchaceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume III Pages 500 - 501. (Includes a picture). |
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