Orobanche latisquama
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Orobanchaceae |
| Genus: | Orobanche |
| Species: | O. latisquama
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| Orobanche latisquama (F. W. Schultz) Batt.
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Orobanche latisquama is a species of broomrape in the family Orobanchaceae native to the western Mediterranean Basin. It is a parasite of rosemary and probably other shrubs (Cistus spp., Genista spp.).[2]
Description[edit]
Orobanche latisquama is a perennial plant. It has a simple purple stem with glandular hairs, leaves are a brownish purple also with glandular hairs. It has a 15–25 cm (5.9–9.8 in) long, dense inflorescence with multiple flowers.[3] The flowers are purplish and characteristic, as the calyx is bell-shaped but with two lobes on the superior half, the column side, instead of being divided into two pieces from its base. Flowers during the spring.[4]
Distribution and habitat[edit]
Orobanche latisquama is native to the Iberian Peninsula (in central Portugal and south and east Spain), Northwest Africa (Morocco and Algeria) and the Balearic Islands (in Ibiza and Formentera).[1][3][4] In Portugal it is mainly found in the Serras de Aire e Candeeiros Natural Park, Estremoz, and along the Tagus river basin.[2] It inhabits woods, sclerophyllous shrublands and pine forests, on generally calcareous soils.[2][4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Orobanche latisquama (F. W. Schultz) Batt". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ^ a b c "Orobanche latisquama (F.W.Schultz) Batt". Flora-on. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Orobanche latisquama" (PDF). Flora Iberica. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ^ a b c "Orobanche latisquama (F. W. Schultz) Batt". herbarivirtual.uib.es. Retrieved 17 December 2020.