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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Orobanche minor   FAMILY Orobanchaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Orobanche minor   FAMILY Orobanchaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Orobanche minor

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 17 (2019)

Orobanche minor

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 169-03-002:

Orobanche minor   FAMILY Orobanchaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Orobanche minor

 

COMMON NAME:
Lesser Broomrape, Small Broomrape, Hellroot


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image of Orobanche minor, Lesser Broomrape, Small Broomrape, Hellroot

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_ormi_001_lvd

        

image of Orobanche minor, Lesser Broomrape, Small Broomrape, Hellroot

USDA / Selected Weeds of the US. 1970    swus_page_345

        

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Orobanche minor   FAMILY Orobanchaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Orobanche minor   FAMILY Orobanchaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Orobanche minor

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 17
Orobanche minor

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 169-03-002:
Orobanche minor   FAMILY Orobanchaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Orobanche minor

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

2458

Forb
Annual

Habitat: Mesic hammocks, cultivated fields, parasitic on various hosts, especially Trifolium, Nicotiana tabacum, and Solanum lycopersicum, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: Eurasia

Rare

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INVASIVE

This plant is causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:

 

LEAVES:

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Creamy-yellowish
2-lipped 4-lobed calyx
5-lobed corolla
Superior ovary

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Brown
Capsule

 

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