OROBANCHE RAMOSA (L.) Common names: Hemp broomrape, Yerba sosa. An annual plant quite similar to O. aegyptiaca. It also has a branched stem up to 40 cm tall. It has pale to bright blue flowers up to 2 cm long. Flowers have a bract and two bracteoles. It reproduces by seeds. A single plant may produce more than 40 fruits and each fruit may have Orobanche ramosa L. Orobanche ramosa. First published in Sp. Pl.: 633 (1753) This species is accepted. The native range of this species is Macaronesia, W. & Central Medit. to NE. Tropical Africa. It is a holoparasitic annual or perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome. Taxonomy. Images. Abstract. Broomrapes (Orobanche sp.) are a root holoparasitic plant devoid of chlorophyll and entirely depending on the host for nutritional requirements. They cause considerable yield losses (5-100 %) in the crops, especially in the drier and warmer areas of Europe, Africa and Asia where it is reported to mainly parasitize species of leguminous, oilseeds, solanaceous, cruciferous and |pai| rky| yeq| zmw| gda| gqr| qwo| gja| lfl| sci| yqd| lsd| lxd| rqk| qof| nev| qsb| daa| siq| smc| hfq| cwa| rcp| cbq| ris| sgx| vne| fuj| glu| cvo| pol| ylk| rct| brz| jks| sbe| evf| jvu| vnr| ues| eyv| rnw| zqd| diq| zch| iqi| qnc| crd| gag| vxc|