Orobanche foetida is a holoparasitic plant, completely lacking chlorophyll. It attaches to and absorbs nutrients from the roots of host plants, often legumes. Native to.
Monthly activity intensity for bloom and fruit across both hemispheres.
Flowering & fruiting calendar
Flowering & fruiting calendar
Photos of Fetid Broomrape (Orobanche foetida)
Common names and botanical synonyms
Botanical classification
| Rank | Name |
|---|---|
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Division | Tracheophyta |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Lamiales |
| Family | Orobanchaceae |
| Genus | Orobanche |
| Species | Orobanche foetida |
Similar in genus Orobanche