Called “broomrape family” in GBIF
Orobanchaceae, the broomrapes, is a family of mostly parasitic plants of the order Lamiales, with about 90 genera and more than 2000 species. Many of these genera were formerly included in the family Scrophulariaceae sensu lato. With its new circumscription, Orobanchaceae forms a distinct, monophyletic family. From a phylogenetic perspective, it is defined as the largest crown clade containing Orobanche major and relatives, but neither Paulownia tomentosa nor Phryma leptostachya nor Mazus japonicus.
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Orobanche
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Striga
5 articles
Melampyrum lineare
1 article
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Orobanche cumana
1 article
Bellardia viscosa
1 articleAlso here, with one plant each: Bellardia (Yellow Glandweed), Melampyrum (Narrowleaf cow wheat), Striga (Witchweed), Cistanche (Cistanche).
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