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Orobanche minor
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Picture: Bas Jongeling
Gosho Park, Marondera
Picture: Petra Ballings
Val D'Or, Goromozi
Picture: Petra Ballings
Val D'Or, Goromozi
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| Status: | Probably native |
| Description: |
Erect parasitic herb, lacking chlorophyll. Whole plant yellowish-brown, covered in glandular hairs. Stem with a few ovate-lanceolate scales. Inflorescence terminal. Flowers dull yellow, pinkish to violet-blue, with darker veins. Fruit an ovoid-ellipsoid capsule. |
| Type location: |
England |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | minor: "the smaller", lesser. |
| Habitat: | A parasite on many cultivated crop species; also in grassland, woodland and along forest margins. |
| Altitude range: | Up to 2250 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread throughout most of the Northern Hemisphere but also in most of Subsaharan Africa. This may suggest it might not be native here. |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | N,W,C |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | C |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 220. (Includes a picture). Graham, R.A. (1957). Orobanchaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 5 - 6. Henderson, L. (2001). Alien weeds and invasive plants Plant Protection Research Institute Handbook No. 12. Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Council, South Africa. Page 55. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 65. Philcox, D. (1990). Scrophulariaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(2) Pages 160 - 161. (Includes a picture). Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 98. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 142. |
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Orobanche minor
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Orobanche minor
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