Orobanche
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Orobanche, commonly known as broomrape, is a genus of almost 200 species of small parasitic herbaceous plants, mostly native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere. It is the type genus of the broomrape
Orobanche uniflora 3303f
Common sunflower
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The common sunflower is a large annual forb in the daisy family Asteraceae. The domesticated form of common sunflower is harvested for its edible seeds, which come in two types: oil and confectionary
Orobanche
…elsewhere, is considered a major threat to crops in some areas. Plants that it targets are tomato, eggplant, potato, cabbage, coleus, bell pepper, sunflower, celery, and beans. In heavily infested areas, branched broomrape can cause total crop failure. The bean broomrape (Orobanche crenata), which parasitizes…
Sunflower sky backdrop
Flower heads facing east, away from the late afternoon sun
Detail of disk florets
A head of a sunflower