Orobanche elatior Sutton

Grande Orobanche (fr), Orobanche élevée (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Orobanchaceae > Orobanche

Characteristics

Herbs 25-45 cm tall. Stems erect, densely glandular pubescent. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, 1.5-2 cm X ca. 4 mm, along with bracts and calyx densely glandular pubescent abaxially and at margin. Inflorescences spicate, 6-15 cm, many flowered; bract similar to and as long as leaves; bractlets absent. Calyx 1-1.3 cm, irregularly 2-parted, rarely 2-parted to base; lobes ovate-lanceolate, usually irregularly 2-lobed, rarely entire. Corolla yellow or yellow-brown, campanulate, 2-2.5 cm, curved; tube enlarged upward; upper lip entire or emarginate, 7-9 mm; lower lip shorter than upper; lobes subrounded, unequal, glandular pubescent abaxially, margin irregularly dentate, glabrous. Filaments 1-1.2 cm, base sparsely pubescent, glandular pubescent upward; anthers ovoid, 1.5-1.8 mm, pubescent. Pistil 1.6-1.8 cm; ovary ellipsoid, upper part sparsely glandular pubescent. Style ca. 1 cm; stigma 2-lobed. Capsule oblong, 1-1.2 cm X 3-4 mm. Seeds oblong, ca. 0.4 X 0.3 mm. Fl. May-Jul, fr. Jul-Sep. 2n = 38.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support parasite
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
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Mature height (meter) 0.25 - 0.45
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

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Images

Leaf

Orobanche elatior leaf picture by Julijana (cc-by-sa)
Orobanche elatior leaf picture by sean pyman (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Orobanche elatior flower picture by Djoezz (cc-by-sa)
Orobanche elatior flower picture by dred (cc-by-sa)
Orobanche elatior flower picture by Martin Bishop (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Orobanche elatior world distribution map, present in China and France

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:662313-1
WFO ID wfo-0000387803
COL ID 74VST
BDTFX ID 46692
INPN ID 111532
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Orobanche rosea Orobanche centaurophya Orobanche genistae-sagittalis Orobanche confusa Orobanche centaureae-scabiosae Orobanche caudata Orobanche borbasiana Orobanche stigmatodes Orobanche major f. krylowi Orobanche genistae Orobanche elatior

Lower taxons

Orobanche elatior subsp. icterica