ONE-FLOWERED BROOMRAPE

Class: Orobanche uniflora

Family: BROOMRAPE FAMILY

Sub Family: Orobanchaceae

Year: Perennial

Other Names: Naked Broomrape

Colour: Purple

Height: 1.3-13 cm (1/2-5")

Each Flower: Curved horn-shaped, 1.5-2 cm (5/8-3/4") long opening into 2 lips; upper lip 2-lobed; lower lip 3-lobed with darker purple veins inside; 2 bright orange folds between lobes; whole flower finely hairy; 4 stamens usually hairy; style white; 5 lobes of calyx pointed, pale biscuit to yellowish

Leaves: None

Stems: Unbranched, naked, finely hairy with 1 or 2 brown scales near base

Blooming Period: April - August

Habitat: Moist, grassy banks and open woodlands in valleys to middle elevations

Note:

This specimen parasitic upon Sedum