Orobanche elatior Sutton is a plant in the Orobanchaceae family, order Lamiales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Orobanche elatior Sutton

Orobanche elatior Sutton

Knapweed broomrape (Orobanche elatior) is a parasitic flowering plant native from Europe to China and Iran.

Family
Genus
Orobanche
Order
Lamiales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Orobanche elatior Sutton

Orobanche elatior, commonly known as knapweed broomrape, is a flowering plant species in the family Orobanchaceae. It is a parasitic plant that grows on knapweed. Its native geographic range extends from Europe through to China and Iran.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Lamiales Orobanchaceae Orobanche

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