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Orobanche crenata Forssk.

Bean broomrape (en), Orobanche crénelée (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Orobanchaceae > Orobanche

Characteristics

A parasitic herb.
Life form
Growth form herb
Growth support parasite
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.4 - 0.6
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Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
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Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a temperate plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
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Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

The young shoots are used in omelettes, or fried or boiled with oil and vinegar.
Uses oil
Edible shoots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Germination treatment -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Productivity -

Images

Habit

Orobanche crenata habit picture by Gabriel Ollivier (cc-by-sa)
Orobanche crenata habit picture by Sabaté Sant Jordi (cc-by-sa)
Orobanche crenata habit picture by Frederic Vieilledent (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Orobanche crenata leaf picture by Fabrice Germain (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Orobanche crenata flower picture by Paolillo (cc-by-sa)
Orobanche crenata flower picture by guasch vicente (cc-by-sa)
Orobanche crenata flower picture by fabrizio70 (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Orobanche crenata world distribution map, present in Anguilla, Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Algeria, Egypt, Spain, Estonia, Ethiopia, France, Georgia, Gibraltar, Greece, Croatia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, North Macedonia, Malta, Montenegro, Portugal, Slovenia, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:662275-1
WFO ID wfo-0000388477
COL ID 74W58
BDTFX ID 46676
INPN ID 111517
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Orobanche segetum Orobanche tommasinii Orobanche clementei Orobanche viciaefabae Orobanche angustisepala Orobanche cyamophya Orobanche pelargonii Orobanche pruinosa Orobanche speciosa Orobanche klugei Orobanche punctata var. glabrata Orobanche crenata subsp. gussonei Orobanche crenata subsp. borzii Orobanche crenata
WorldFloraDB 2024