Orobanche (Broomrapes)
Photo Gallery of Species

O. alba

1. Photo. Bulgaria. Photo by L. J. Musselman.
2. Photo of the flowers and an extreme close-up of a flower. Parasitic on Thymus. Ötscher, Lower Austria. Photo by G. Glatzel, July 2005.
3. Photo. Flowers. Ikaria, Greece. Photo by Karl Hauser. Link goes to Flickr.
4. Photo. Flowers. Tessin, Switzerland. Photo by Marco Klüber. Link goes to Flickr.

O. alsatica ssp. libanotidis

1. Photo. Flowers. Rhön, Germany. Photo by Marco Klüber. Link goes to Flickr.

O. amethystea

1. Photo of parasite together with its host, Eryngium campestre. Kaiserstuhl, Germany. Photo June 2004 by Andreas S. Fleischmann.
2. Photo showing flower details. Kaiserstuhl, Germany. Photo June 2004 by Andreas S. Fleischmann.
3. Photo. Inflorescences. Granada, Andalucia region, Spain. Photo by Manuel M. Ramos. Link goes to Flickr.
4. Photo. Parasitic on Hieracium. Algarve, Portugal. Photo by Chris Thorogood. Link goes to Flickr.

O. anatolica

1. Photo growing on Salvia sp. (Lamiaceae). This is a phylogenetically isolated species within sect. Orobanche; eastern Anatolia; Photo June 2002 by Gerald Schneeweiss.
2. Photo. Inflorescence; eastern Anatolia; Photo June 2002 by Gerald Schneeweiss.
3. Photo. Inflorescence. Photo by Korigami. Link goes to Flickr.

O. artemisiae-campestris

1. Photo. Parasitic on Artemisia. Sierra de Cazorla, Spain. Photo by Juan Sanchez. Link goes to Flickr.
2. Photo. As O. picridis (a synonym). Dover, UK. Photo by Chris Thorogood. Link goes to Flickr.

O. canescens

1. Photo. Growing on Chrysanthemum coronarium var. discolor. Sandy parking area at Plakias beach, Chania district, Crete. Photo March 2004 by Andreas S. Fleischmann.

O. caryophyllacea

1. Photo. Inflorescences. Samphire Hoe in East Kent, UK. Photo by Chris Thorogood. Link goes to Flickr.
2. Photos. Various photos of the flowering plant. Photos by Maarten Sepp. Link goes to Flickr.
3. Photos. Flowers. Rhön, Germany. Photo by Marco Klüber. Link goes to Flickr.

O. coerulescens

1. Photos. Various photos. Taiwan. Photos by Mingiweng. Link goes to Flickr.

O. crenata

1. Photo. Broadbean field in Malta being devastated by this pathogen. Photo by L. J. Musselman.
2. Photo. On faba bean (Vicia faba). Photo by L. J. Musselman.
3. Photo. Five inflorescences showing variation in flower color. Israel. Photo by L. J. Musselman.
4. Photo. Malta. Photo by L. J. Musselman.
5. Photo. Cultivated plants, England. Photo by L. J. Musselman.
6. Photo of plant with white flowers with O. ramosa (blue flowers). Growing in the same field in Syria. Photo by L. J. Musselman.
7. Photo. Parasitizing carrot (Daucus carota). Israel. Photo by L. J. Musselman.
8. Photo. Parasitizing carrot. Israel. Photo by L. J. Musselman.
9. Photo. Photo by L. J. Musselman.
10. Photo. Weed Research Organization. Photo by L. J. Musselman.
11. Photos. Series of photos. Ronda, Andalucia, Spain. Photos by Joaquín Ramirez. Link goes to Flickr.

O. densiflora

1. Photo. Cádiz, Spain. Photo by D. L. Nickrent.

O. dhofarense

1. Photo. Habit of Orobanche parasitic on Impatiens. Oman, Dhofar region, along road to Zayk from Salalah-Thumrayt road. Photos 18 Sept 2008 by Jeffrey Morawetz.
2. Photo. Flowering stems of the parasite that have grown around a rock (removed). As above.
3. Photo. Closer view of haustorial connection to host (Impatiens). As above.
4. Photo. Inflorescence in hand. As above.

O. elatior

1. Photo. Parasite on Centaurea scabiosa. This is a dark brownish colour-variant of this variable species. Kaiserstuhl, Germany. Photo June 2004 by Andreas S. Fleischmann.
2. Photo. Flower details. Location and photographer same as above.
3. Photo. Yellow flower form, growing on Centaurea scabiosa. Location and photographer same as above.
4. Photo. Parasitic on Centaurea scabiosa. Wiltshire, UK. Photo by Chris Thorogood. Link goes to Flickr.
5. Photo. Flowers. Rhön, Germany. Photo by Marco Klüber. Link goes to Flickr.

O. flava

1. Photo. Koscieliska valley (east slope, near Zahradzisko), Tatra Mts., Poland. Wet and shadowy place. Presumably on Petasites sp. Photo: Mikolaj K. Zapalski, 17th July 2002.
2. Photo. Close-up of flowers. Parasitic on Petasites paradoxus. Ötscher, Lower Austria. Photo by G. Glatzel, July 2005.

O. foetida

1. Photos. Parasitic on Ononis natrix. Algarve, Portugal. Photo by Chris Thorogood. Link goes to Flickr.
   

O. gamosepala

1. Photo of plant habit and flower close-up.  Georgia, 2 km S of Bakuriani, road to Khrats'koros. Photo 6 June 2005 by C. Davidson. From FloraoftheWorld.org.

O. gracilis

1. Photo. Color-variants. This Orobanche species is the most common one in southern Germany and it is quite variable in size and coloration. All these photos were taken at the same location, Landsberg, Bavaria, Germany; June 2004 by Andreas S. Fleischmann.
2. Photo. Close up of the flowers of a yellow-colored plant. Location and photographer same as above.
3. Photo. A group of yellow-colored Orobanche gracilis. Host plants are Lotus corniculatus and Hippocrepis comosa, as well as other members of Fabaceae. Location and photographer same as above."
4. Photo. Deep red specimen of Orobanche gracilis. Location and photographer same as above.
5. Photos. As O. austrohispanica (a synonym). Series of photos. Coin, Andalucia, Spain. Photos by Joaquín Ramirez. Link goes to Flickr.
6. Photos. Series of photos. Canillas de Albaida, Andalucia, Spain. Photos by Joaquín Ramirez. Link goes to Flickr.

O. grossheimii

1. Photo, a little known species of SW Asia growing on its host Cephalaria sp. (Dipsacaceae); southern Georgia; Photo July 2002 by Gerald Schneeweiss.
2. Photo, inflorescence; southern Georgia; Photo July 2002 by Gerald Schneeweiss.

O. hederae

1. Photo of parasite on Hedera helix. Berlin Botanical Garden, Germany. Photo by D. L. Nickrent.
2. Photo of parasite on Hedera helix. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London, England. Photo by D. L. Nickrent.
3. Photo. A group of hypochromatic specimens and a close-up of a flower. Lyon, France. 15th June, 2002. Photos by Adam T. Halamski.
4. Photo.  Flowering shoots just emerging from the soil near host plant (Hedera helix).  The Netherlands. Photo by Rogier van Vugt.
5. Photo.  Close-up showing shoots in full flower.  The Netherlands. Photo by Rogier van Vugt.

O. lucorum

1. Photo. Most probably on Berberis sp. Botanical Garden of the University of Warsaw, Warszawa (Warsaw), Poland. 6 July 2002. Photo by Adam T. Halamski.
2. Photo. Close-up of a flower. Botanical Garden of the University of Warsaw, Warszawa (Warsaw), Poland. 6th July, 2002. Photo byAdam T. Halamski.
3. Photo. Inflorescence. Photo by Du-Sa-Ni-Ma. Link goes to Flickr.

O. lutea

1. Photo. Habit of plant in full flower. Vienna Wood, Austria. Photo by G. Glatzel.
2. Photo. Close-up of flowers. Vienna Wood, Austria. Photo by G. Glatzel.
3. Photos. Flowers. Iller II West (km 15-19), Bayern, Germany. Photos by Karl Sauerbrey. Link goes to Flickr.

O. minor

1. Photo. Inflorescence.Virginia. Photo by L. J. Musselman.
2. Photo. Inflorescence of plant parasitizing clover (Trifolium). North Augusta, South Carolina, USA. Photo by L. J. Musselman.
3. Photo. Close-up of plant on clover (Trifolium). Weed Research Organization. Photo by L. J. Musselman
4. Photo. Close-up of flowers. Photo by L. J. Musselman

O. owerinii

1. Photo. This species, considered the wild type of O. crenata, is shown growing on Asteraceae and Fabaceae; southern Georgia; Photo July 2002 by Gerald Schneeweiss.

O. pubescens

1. Photo. Inflorescence. Valley between Azogires to Anidri, Crete, Greece. Photo by Jenny Neal. Link goes to Flickr.
2. Photo. Photo. (Synonym O. versicolor). With host Tordylium apulum. Near Myrthios, Chania district, Crete. Photo March 2004 by Andreas S. Fleischmann.

O. pycnostachya

1. Photos.  Beijing Baihua, China.  Photos by Yu Shengxiang, Guangmin Li, etc. Link goes to PlantPhotoBank.cn.

O. rapum-genistae

1. Photo. Flowers. Tessin, Switzerland. Photo by Marco Klüber. Link goes to Flickr.

O. reticulata

1. Photo. Parasitic on Carduus defloratus in calciferous rubble, ca. 2000 meters elevation. Hochplatte, Ammergebirge-Mountains, Bavaria. Photo August 2004 by Andreas S. Fleischmann.
2. Photo. Flower details. Note the characteristic red venation on the apical upperside of the floral tube. Hochplatte, Ammergebirge-Mountains, Bavaria. Photo August 2004 by Andreas S. Fleischmann.
3. Photos. Flowers. Ampezzaner Dolomite, Italy. Photo by Marco Klüber. Link goes to Flickr.

O. sanguinea

1. Photo. Inflorescence.Inflorescence; parasitic on Lotus cytisoides. Elaphonisi Island, Crete, Greece. Photo by Jenny Neal. Link goes to Flickr.

O. teucrii

1. Photo. Inflorescence. France. Photo by Pascal Blanchier. Link goes to Flickr.