| Cistanche | |
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| Cistanche tubulosa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Orobanchaceae |
| Tribe: | Orobancheae |
| Genus: | Cistanche |
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Haemodoron Rchb. 1828 | |
Cistanche is a worldwide genus of holoparasitic desert plants in the family Orobanchaceae. They lack chlorophyll and obtain nutrients and water from the host plants whose roots they parasitize. They are often known as desert hyacinths.[1]
- ^ Thorogood, Chris J; Leon, Christine J; Lei, Di; Aldughayman, Majed; Huang, Lin-fang; Hawkins, Julie A (2021). "Desert hyacinths: An obscure solution to a global problem?". Plants People Planet. 3 (4): 302–307. doi:10.1002/ppp3.10215. S2CID 237761914.