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Orobanche minor
Also called Clover broomrape, Common broomrape, Lesser broomrape, Small broorape, Small Broomrape
Orobanche minor is a perennial holoparasite with no chlorophyll that attaches to the roots of clovers and other pea and daisy family plants to take its food. It is grown only by accident as a weed, and the key to controlling it is managing its host plants rather than the broomrape itself.
Orobanche minor, the hellroot, common broomrape, lesser broomrape, small broomrape, broomrape minor or clover broomrape, is a holoparasitic flowering plant belonging to the family Orobanchaceae. It is one of about 150 non-photosynthetic plants in the genus Orobanche that parasitize autotrophic plants. It is a federally listed noxious weed in the United States.
Common broomrape is one of the most widespread species. It is native to Southern Europe, but has been widely introduced elsewhere. It has been observed on clovers in the United States and flatweed in Canada. In New Zealand it is the only species of the genus present where it is regarded as an agricultural pest. In the United Kingdom it is widely recorded in southern England, less common in Wales, rarely recorded in lowland Scotland and absent from the Highlands and outer islands.
Thyme Broomrape · Orobanche canescens · Bedstraw broomrape · Nodding broomrape · Orobanche clausonis · Desert broomrape · Bean broomrape · Orobanche densiflora · Knapweed Broomrape · Ivy broomrape · Broomrape Family · Orobanche lavandulacea
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Orobanche minor by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
