Erect, holoparasitic herb, 0.20-0.65 m high; stems, scales and calyces pubescent, dull red to dusky purple. Flowers: inflorescence racemose; calyx divided to 1/3 of its length or less, lobes deltate; corolla with tube 20-30 mm long, creamy white, pale pink or yellow, throat 18-25 mm wide, pink to purple; Oct.-Jan.
Parasitic perennial, up to 640 mm tall, with dull red to dusky purple stem and scales. Flowers in a loose raceme, corolla expanding abruptly near top of tube, creamywhite, pale pink or yellow, segments pink to purple, calyx divided to ? of its length or less.
Erect, semiparasitic herb, up to 350 mm tall. Leaves small, ovate. Calyx 10-12 mm long. Corolla tube 18-24 mm long, 7-10 mm across apex. Flowers with tube cream or yellow, limb pinkish white or pink.
Parasitic perennial to 60 cm. Flowers in long racemes, tubular with short petals, purple with white throat, upper petals projecting forward, calyx shortly lobed, stigma slender.