Author Topic: ID parasitic plant (Read 997 times)

Hoy · « **on:** January 21, 2011, 08:29:59 PM »

I found this plant (Lathrea?) on the rim of Volcano Nemrut, east Turkey.
Any suggestions?

majallison · « **Reply #1 on:** January 21, 2011, 08:31:57 PM »

Isn't it an Orobanche?

Hoy · « **Reply #2 on:** January 21, 2011, 08:37:05 PM »

You are probably right, Malcolm, but which one

PDJ · « **Reply #3 on:** January 21, 2011, 08:37:50 PM »

Yes it is an Orobanche.

PDJ · « **Reply #4 on:** January 21, 2011, 08:42:45 PM »

Just looking through my books and it looks like orobanche rapum-genistea.

Pascal B · « **Reply #5 on:** January 21, 2011, 09:08:04 PM »

You might try looking at this site devoted to the nonphotosynthetic plants:

http://www.parasiticplants.siu.edu/Orobanchaceae/Orobanche.Gallery.html

Hoy · « **Reply #6 on:** January 21, 2011, 11:48:47 PM »

Just looking through my books and it looks like orobanche rapum-genistea.

I don't think rapum-genista fits, neither form nor distribution

You might try looking at this site devoted to the nonphotosynthetic plants:

http://www.parasiticplants.siu.edu/Orobanchaceae/Orobanche.Gallery.html

Have to look carefullythrough this link, thank you

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