Orobanchaceae
Parasitic plant family
Orobanchaceae is a family of flowering plants commonly called broomrapes.
Most species are parasitic, attaching to the roots of host plants to extract water and nutrients.
Some are entirely dependent on their hosts and lack chlorophyll, while others can photosynthesize partially.
The family includes agricultural pests like witchweed and dodder.
One receiving guests
- attachmentConnection or fondness
- rootUnderground absorbing structure
- nutrientLife-sustaining substance
- extractionAct of removing
witchweed · broomrape · achlorophyllous · heterotrophic · germination · infestation · crop · sorghum
Parasitic flowering plant
- genusTaxonomic rank above species
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
- phylogenyEvolutionary relationships among organisms
- systematicsScience of classifying organisms
clade · angiosperm · dicot · monophyletic · herbarium · nomenclature · classification · morphology
host
One receiving guests
- attachmentConnection or fondness
- rootUnderground absorbing structure
- nutrientLife-sustaining substance
extraction · witchweed · broomrape · achlorophyllous · heterotrophic · germination · infestation · crop · sorghum · millet
broomrape
Parasitic flowering plant
- genusTaxonomic rank above species
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
- phylogenyEvolutionary relationships among organisms
systematics · clade · angiosperm · dicot · monophyletic · herbarium · nomenclature · classification · morphology
grassland
Treeless herb-covered ecosystem
savanna · habitat · distribution · endemic · native · pollinator · bee · butterfly · seed · dispersal
- Lamiidsmint family, Scrophulariaceae