Orobanche (Broomrapes) - Photo Gallery of Species

O. aegyptiaca

  1. Photo (a wild form) growing on Apiaceae; Georgia; May 2001 by Gerald Schneeweiss.

O. alba

  1. Photo. Bulgaria. Photo by L. J. Musselman.
  2. Photo of the flowers and an extreme close-up of a flower. Parasitic on Thymus. Ötscher, Lower Austria. Photo by G. Glatzel, July 2005.

O. amethystea

  1. Photo of parasite together with its host, Eryngium campestre. Kaiserstuhl, Germany. Photo June 2004 by Andreas S. Fleischmann.
  2. Photo showing flower details. Kaiserstuhl, Germany. Photo June 2004 by Andreas S. Fleischmann.

O. anatolica

  1. Photo growing on Salvia sp. (Lamiaceae). This is a phylogenetically isolated species within sect. Orobanche; eastern Anatolia; Photo June 2002 by Gerald Schneeweiss.
  2. Photo. Inflorescence; eastern Anatolia; Photo June 2002 by Gerald Schneeweiss.

O. arenaria

  1. Photo. Parasite growing on Artemisia campestris. Kaiserstuhl, Germany. Photo June 2004 by Andreas S. Fleischmann.
  2. Photo. Flower details. Location and photographer as above.
  3. Photo. Group of parasites, together with their host, Artemisia campestris. Location and photographer as above.

O. bulbosa

  1. Photo. Habit of plant. Orange County, California. Photo by Chris Barnhill, Fullerton Arboretum.
  2. Photo. Excavated plant showing haustorial connection to the host root, Adenostoma fasciculatum. Orange County, California. Photo by Chris Barnhill, Fullerton Arboretum.

O. californica

  1. Photo. Habit of plants parasitic on Grindelia integrifolia. Marrowstone Point, Kitsap Co., WA. Photo by A. Colwell (voucher no. 99-77).
  2. Photo. Close-up of inflorescences. Marrowstone Point, Kitsap Co., WA. Photo by A. Colwell (voucher no. 99-77).
  3. Webpage. Jepson's California Broomrape is rarely seen but during the summer of 2005 it has been seen in Orange Country, CA (a county record). Read more about this plant and see wonderful photographs of it on the web page prepared by Bob Allen.

O. canescens

  1. Photo. Growing on Chrysanthemum coronarium var. discolor. Sandy parking area at Plakias beach, Chania district, Crete. Photo March 2004 by Andreas S. Fleischmann.

O. cernua

  1. Photo of variety cumana on its host Artemisia meyeriana (Asteraceae); Georgia; Photo May 2001 by Gerald Schneeweiss.
  2. Photo. Close-up of inflorescence. Bulgaria. Photo by L. J. Musselman.
  3. Photo. Heavy infestation. Bulgaria. Photo by L. J. Musselman.
  4. Photo. Parasitizing tomato. Jordan. Photo by L. J. Musselman.
  5. Photo. Parasitizing tomato. Jordan. Photo by L. J. Musselman.
  6. Photo. Heavy infestation of sunflower. Bulgaria. Photo by L. J. Musselman.
  7. Photo. Parasitizing sunflower. Bulgaria. Photo by L. J. Musselman.
  8. Photo. Infestation of sunflower. Bulgaria. Photo by L. J. Musselman.
  9. Photo. Seeds. Bulgaria. Photo by L. J. Musselman.
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O. cooperi

  1. Photo. Plant just prior to flowering, found on the sandy ground along Highway 62, near Granite Mt., California, USA. Photo by J.-M. Hu, Apr. 3, 1998. [Hu 98-308].
  2. Photo. Plant growing in a wash near Pass Mountain, north of Mesa, AZ. Photo Mar. 28, 2005 by Art Brown.
  3. Photo. Another plant from Pass Mountain, north of Mesa, AZ. Photo April 12, 2005 by Art Brown.

O. crenata

  1. Photo. Broadbean field in Malta being devastated by this pathogen. Photo by L. J. Musselman.
  2. Photo. On faba bean (Vicia faba). Photo by L. J. Musselman.
  3. Photo. Five inflorescences showing variation in flower color. Israel. Photo by L. J. Musselman.
  4. Photo. Malta. Photo by L. J. Musselman.
  5. Photo. Cultivated plants, England. Photo by L. J. Musselman.
  6. Photo of plant with white flowers with O. ramosa (blue flowers). Growing in the same field in Syria. Photo by L. J. Musselman.
  7. Photo. Parasitizing carrot (Daucus carota). Israel. Photo by L. J. Musselman.
  8. Photo. Parasitizing carrot. Israel. Photo by L. J. Musselman.
  9. Photo. Photo by L. J. Musselman.
  10. Photo. Weed Research Organization. Photo by L. J. Musselman.

O. densiflora

  1. Photo. Cádiz, Spain. Photo by D. L. Nickrent.

O. elatior

  1. Photo. Parasite on Centaurea scabiosa. This is a dark brownish colour-variant of this variable species. Kaiserstuhl, Germany. Photo June 2004 by Andreas S. Fleischmann.
  2. Photo. Flower details. Location and photographer same as above.
  3. Photo. Yellow flower form, growing on Centaurea scabiosa. Location and photographer same as above.

O. fasciculata

  1. Photo. Habit of plant parasitizing Eriodictyon crassifolium. Orange County, California. Photo by Chris Barnhill, Fullerton Arboretum.
  2. Photo. Closer view of inflorescences. Orange County, California. Photo by Chris Barnhill, Fullerton Arboretum.
  3. Photo. Inflorescences emerging from the soil, partially excavated. Orange County, California. Photo by Chris Barnhill, Fullerton Arboretum.
  4. Photo.  Habitat showing plants growing along a roadside near host (Eriodictyon californicum), Mariposa Co., California.  Photo by A. Colwell.
  5. Photo.  Close-up of plant, Mariposa Co., California.  Photo by A. Colwell (AC05-5).

O. flava

  1. Photo. Koscieliska valley (east slope, near Zahradzisko), Tatra Mts., Poland. Wet and shadowy place. Presumably on Petasites sp. Photo: Mikolaj K. Zapalski, 17th July 2002.
  2. Photo. Close-up of flowers. Parasitic on Petasites paradoxus. Ötscher, Lower Austria. Photo by G. Glatzel, July 2005.

O. gracilis

  1. Photo. Color-variants. This Orobanche species is the most common one in southern Germany and it is quite variable in size and coloration. All these photos were taken at the same location, Landsberg, Bavaria, Germany; June 2004 by Andreas S. Fleischmann.
  2. Photo. Close up of the flowers of a yellow-colored plant. Location and photographer same as above.
  3. Photo. A group of yellow-colored Orobanche gracilis. Host plants are Lotus corniculatus and Hippocrepis comosa, as well as other members of Fabaceae. Location and photographer same as above."
  4. Photo. Deep red specimen of Orobanche gracilis. Location and photographer same as above.

O. grossheimii

  1. Photo, a little known species of SW Asia growing on its host Cephalaria sp. (Dipsacaceae); southern Georgia; Photo July 2002 by Gerald Schneeweiss.
  2. Photo, inflorescence; southern Georgia; Photo July 2002 by Gerald Schneeweiss.

O. hederae

  1. Photo of parasite on Hedera helix. Berlin Botanical Garden, Germany. Photo by D. L. Nickrent.
  2. Photo of parasite on Hedera helix. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London, England. Photo by D. L. Nickrent.
  3. Photo. A group of hypochromatic specimens and a close-up of a flower. Lyon, France. 15th June, 2002. Photos by Adam T. Halamski.
  4. Photo.  Flowering shoots just emerging from the soil near host plant (Hedera helix).  The Netherlands. Photo by Rogier van Vugt.
  5. Photo.  Close-up showing shoots in full flower.  The Netherlands. Photo by Rogier van Vugt.

O. lucorum

  1. Photo. Most probably on Berberis sp. Botanical Garden of the
    University of Warsaw, Warszawa (Warsaw), Poland. 6 July 2002. Photo by Adam T. Halamski.
  2. Photo. Close-up of a flower. Botanical Garden of the University of Warsaw, Warszawa (Warsaw), Poland. 6th July, 2002. Photo byAdam T. Halamski

O. ludoviciana

  1. Photo. No voucher. Link goes to TROPICOS image library at MO.

O. lutea

  1. Photo. Habit of plant in full flower. Vienna Wood, Austria. Photo by G. Glatzel.
  2. Photo. Close-up of flowers. Vienna Wood, Austria. Photo by G. Glatzel.

O. minor

  1. Photo. Inflorescence.Virginia. Photo by L. J. Musselman.
  2. Photo. Inflorescence of plant parasitizing clover (Trifolium). North Augusta, South Carolina, USA. Photo by L. J. Musselman.
  3. Photo. Close-up of plant on clover (Trifolium). Weed Research Organization. Photo by L. J. Musselman
  4. Photo. Close-up of flowers. Photo by L. J. Musselman

O. mutelii

  1. Photo of parasite growing on annual Asteraceae, traditionally regarded as very closely related to O. ramosa, but phylogenetically distinct; southern Spain. Photo April 2001 by Gerald Schneeweiss.
  2. Photo of plants growing on Oxalis pres-caprae. Roadside 6 km south of Aiga Varvara (N35°05'32" E24°58'52"), Iraklion District, Crete. Photo March 2004 by Andreas S. Fleischmann.
  3. Photo of different morphotypes, all growing at the same site, on Oxalis pres-caprae. Karteros, Iraklion District, Crete. Photo March 2004 by Andreas S. Fleischmann.

O. nowackiana (syn. O. rechingeri)

  1. Photo of plant on its host Alyssum sp. (of Sect. Odontarrhena, Brassicaceae), Pindus mountains, Greece. Photo May 2000 by Gerald Schneeweisse.

O. owerinii

  1. Photo. This species, considered the wild type of O. crenata, is shown growing on Asteraceae and Fabaceae; southern Georgia; Photo July 2002 by Gerald Schneeweiss.

O. oxyloba

  1. Photo. Plant parasitic on Anthemis chia. Roadside near Hora Sfakion, ca. 350m altitude; (N35° 12' 26" E24° 07' 03"); Chania district, Crete. Photo April 2004 by Andreas S. Fleischmann.

O. pinorum

  1. Photo. Close-up of flowers and buds. Leavenworth, WA. Parasitic on Holodiscus discolor. Photo by M. W. Ellis.

O. purpurea

  1. Photo of parasite on its host Achillea holosericea (Asteraceae), Pindus mountains, Greece, June 2000, Photo by Gerald Schneeweisse.
  2. Photo of parasite on Achillea spp. (Asteraceae); southern Georgia; Photo July 2002 by Gerald Schneeweiss.

O. reticulata

  1. Photo. Parasitic on Carduus defloratus in calciferous rubble, ca. 2000 meters elevation. Hochplatte, Ammergebirge-Mountains, Bavaria. Photo August 2004 by Andreas S. Fleischmann.
  2. Photo. Flower details. Note the characteristic red venation on the apical upperside of the floral tube. Hochplatte, Ammergebirge-Mountains, Bavaria. Photo August 2004 by Andreas S. Fleischmann.

O. ramosa

  1. Photo. Plants of Texas origin, cultivated in the Greenhouse at Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA. Photo by L. J. Musselman.
  2. Photo. Inflorescence of cultivated plant, white flowers. Photo by L. J. Musselman.
  3. Photo. Cultivated plant, close-up of flowers. Photo by L. J. Musselman.
  4. Photo. Variation in flower color (white and purple) and size. Bulgaria. Photo by L. J. Musselman.
  5. Photo. Inflorescence of purple flowers. Possibly on Oxalis pes-caprae. Alto do Duque, Lisboa, Portugal. 5 April 2002. Photo by Adam T. Halamski.
  6. Photo. Flowers and dissected flowers. Link goes to Plant Web, plants of South Africa by Peter Swart.
  7. Photo. Parasitizing tobacco. Photo by L. J. Musselman.
  8. Photo. Parasitizing tomato. Photo by L. J. Musselman.
  9. Photo. Seedlings. Photo by L. J. Musselman.
  10. Photo. Tubercles. Photo by L. J. Musselman..

O. tunetana

  1. Photo. This parasite, described from N. Africa and only recently found in Europe, is shown on its host Plantago albicans (Plantaginaceae); southeastern Spain; Photo April 2001 by Gerald Schneeweiss.

O. uniflora

  1. Photo. This beautiful member of the genus is widely distributed in North America. Photo of plant from the state of Washington by Steve Wolf (California State University).
  2. Photo. This is O. uniflora var. purpurea. Parasitizing Montia perfoliata, Chelan Co., WA. Photo by Alison Colwell.
  3. Photo. Orobanche uniflora var. uniflora. Habit of individual with two flowers and close-up of flower. Sunset Park, State College, PA. Photo by Joel McNeil.

O. versicolor

  1. Photo. (Synonym O. pubescens). With host Tordylium apulum. Near Myrthios, Chania district, Crete. Photo March 2004 by Andreas S. Fleischmann.
  2. Photo. Flower details. Note the dense cover of long withe hairs, location same as above. April 2004 by Andreas S. Fleischmann

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Last updated: 31-Jan-07 / dln