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Orobanche cernua

Australian Broomrape, Nodding Broomrape
Also known as: Orobanche badchysensis Novopokr. & V.V.Nikitin +16 more
  • Orobanche badchysensis Novopokr. & V.V.Nikitin
  • Orobanche bicolor Bertol.
  • Orobanche cernua f. nanantha Beck
  • Orobanche cernua subsp. cernua
  • Orobanche cernua var. cernua
  • Orobanche cernua var. latibracteata Beck
  • Orobanche cernua var. laxiflora Novopokr.
  • Orobanche cernua var. nepalensis DC.
  • Orobanche cernua var. pseudoclarkei Jafri
  • Orobanche clavata Schiman-Czeika
  • Orobanche coriosepala Solms ex Beck
  • Orobanche cumana Guss.
  • Orobanche hispanica Boiss.
  • Orobanche mutila Dumort.
  • Orobanche sarmatica Klokov, 1961
  • Orobanche solmsii C.B.Clarke ex Hook.f.
  • Orobanche tinei Lojac.
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Orobanchaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a holoparasitic perennial.

Naturally occurring in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and Europe, Orobanche cernua (commonly known as Australian broomrape or Nodding Broomrape) is a parasitic plant belonging to the Orobanchaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to temperate conditions.

Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, Caucasus, China, East Tropical Africa, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Macaronesia, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern Africa, Northern Europe, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Azores, Bangladesh, Canary Is., Chad, Corse, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, East Himalaya, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Great Britain, Gulf States, Hungary, India, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kirgizistan, Krym, Kuwait, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Morocco, Nepal, North Caucasus, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Sinai, Socotra, Somalia, South European Russia, Spain, Sudan, Tadzhikistan, Tanzania, Tibet, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, Xinjiang, Yemen, Yugoslavia

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