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Ivy broomrape

Photo: @nik_ole · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC

Plants

Ivy broomrape

Orobanche hederae

Observations in the area
4
Last sighting
23 May 2025
Category
Plants
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The species

Orobanche hederae, known as ivy broomrape, is, like other members of the genus Orobanche, a parasitic plant without chlorophyll, and thus totally dependent on its host, which is ivy. It grows to 60 cm (2 ft), with stems in shades of brown and purple, sometimes yellow. The flowers are 10–22 mm (0.4–0.9 in) long, cream in colour with reddish-purple veins.

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