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Synonyms: | |
Common names: | Common broomrape (English) |
Frequency: | |
Status: | Probably native |
Description: |
Erect parasitic herb, lacking chlorophyll. Whole plant yellowish-brown, covered in glandular hairs. Stem with a few ovate-lanceolate scales. Inflorescence terminal. Flowers dull yellow, pinkish to violet-blue, with darker veins. Fruit an ovoid-ellipsoid capsule. |
Notes: | |
Derivation of specific name: | minor: "the smaller", lesser. |
Habitat: | A parasite on many cultivated crop species; also in grassland, woodland and along forest margins. |
Altitude range: | Up to 2300 m |
Flowering time: | |
Worldwide distribution: | Widespread throughout most of the Northern Hemisphere but also in most of Subsaharan Africa. This may suggest it might not be native here. |
Malawi distribution: | N,C,S |
Growth form(s): | |
Endemic status: | |
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Insects associated with this species: | |
Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 220. (Includes a picture). Graham, R.A. (1957). Orobanchaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 5 - 6. Henderson, L. (2001). Alien weeds and invasive plants Plant Protection Research Institute Handbook No. 12. Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Council, South Africa. Page 55. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 65. Philcox, D. (1990). Scrophulariaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(2) Pages 160 - 161. (Includes a picture). Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 98. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 142. |
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