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Orobanche teucrii
Germander broomrape is a leafless, holoparasitic flowering plant native to temperate Europe that lives entirely on the roots of its host, usually plants in the Teucrium (germander) genus. It cannot be grown as a normal garden or houseplant, since it needs its specific host to survive.
Orobanche teucrii, commonly known as Germander broomrape, is a species of flowering plant in the family Orobanchaceae. It is an obligate parasite native to Europe, and was described in 1829.
Orobanche teucrii' is native to the temperate biome of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy (including Sardinia), the north-west Balkan peninsula, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, and Ukraine.
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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.
