Orobanche minor

Taxonomy and growth

Family

Orobanchaceae

Genus

Orobanche

Life cycle

perennial

Height

0.5 m

Flower type

hermaphrodite

Environment

Range

South and west Europe, including Britain, from Belgium south and east to N. Africa and W. Asia.

Habitat

Parasitic, mainly on Trifolium species and other herbaceous Legumes, mainly in southern and eastern Britain^[1].

Light

full sun

Shade tolerance

light shade

Water

moderate

Soil textures

sandy, loamy, clay

Soil pH

acid, neutral, alkaline

Tolerates Nutritionally Poor Soil

No

Drought

intolerant

Cultivation

This section contains historical Plants For A Future notes marked noncommercial.

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Related plants

• Orobanche ammophylaLie Dang
• Orobanche californicaCalifornia Broomrape
• Orobanche cernua
• Orobanche fasciculataCancer Root

References

1. Clapham, Tootin and Warburg. Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge University Press 1962-00-00

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