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Cistanche

Cistanche is a Eurasian and African 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.

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28
accepted species in GBIF
Source: GBIF
1
plant on Plant News

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Taxonomy

Scientific: Cistanche
Family: Orobanchaceae
Genus: Cistanche
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Lamiales

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