Orobanche uniflora

Orobanche uniflora
Orobanche uniflora flowers

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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Orobanchaceae
Genus: Orobanche
Species:
O. uniflora
Binomial name
Orobanche uniflora

Orobanche uniflora, commonly known as one-flowered broomrape,[1] one-flowered cancer root,[2] ghost pipe[3] or naked broomrape,[4] is an annual[5][6] parasitic herbaceous plant. It is native to much of North America, where it is a parasitic plant, tapping nutrients from many other species of plants, including those in the families Asteraceae and Saxifragaceae and in the genus Sedum.[5] The name "orobanche" can be translated to "vetch-strangler" and "uniflora" can be translated to "single-flower".[4]

  1. ^ "Profile for Orobanche uniflora (oneflowered broomrape)". USDA. Retrieved September 8, 2007.
  2. ^ "One-flowered Cancer Root (One-flowered Broomrape)". Connecticut Botanical Society. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  3. ^ Newcomb, Lawrence: Newcomb's Wildflower Guide. Little Brown. Boston. 1977, ISBN 978-0316604420.
  4. ^ a b "Orobanche uniflora". FloraFinder. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  5. ^ a b "One-flowered Cancer Root (Orobanche uniflora L.)". United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Natural was invoked but never defined (see the help page).