Diego PastorMay 16
Orobanche castellana? (fam. Scrophulariaceae)

[ES] Los orobanches son plantas muy llamativas, relativamente fáciles de encontrar al borde de caminos en primavera y verano. Como plantas parásitas que son, no necesitan realizar la fotosíntesis, por lo que carecen de clorofila y de ahí sus colores ocráceos o malvas. Las flores tienen distintos colores según las especies: blanco, amarillento, rosado, azul... Esta crecía junto a una Digitaliis, lo cual, además de algunos caracteres morfológicos, me ha llevado a Orobanche castellana (O. amethystea sbsp. castellana, según "Flora Iberica").

[EN] The striking broomrapes are easy to find near roadsides in spring and summer. They are parasitic plants, so they lack of clorophyll, hence their brownish and purplish colours. The flowers' colours vary depending on the species: white, yellowish, pale pink, blue... This one grew near a Digitalis, so I think it is Orobanche castellana.

2026/05/14, provincia de/province of Cáceres (Spain)

Primera foto/First photo: ISO 1600, s 1/160, f/5,0.
Segunda foto/Second phtoo: ISO 1600, s 1/200, f/5,6.
Ambas a pulso/Both handheld.

#scrophulariaceae #orobanche #orobanchecastellana
#broomrape #flor #flowers #wildflowers #parasitic #bloomscrolling
#nature
Show threadKlaus Alexander SeistrupSep 7, 2023
… and we're in business! 🤸

Two years ago I sowed some seeds from Ivy Broomrape (Orobanche hederae) on a public space with a lot of Common Ivy. Usually they only take one year from sowing to blooming, but I didn't see any last year so I thought none of the seeds had found a host. Then today as I was passing by I noticed not one, but five withered and dry inflorescences, so it seems my guerilla gardening was successful after all. 🙌

/cc [ #guerillaGardening | @plants | #Orobanchaceae | #Broomrape 🇬🇧 | #Gyvelkvæler 🇩🇰 | #bloomscrolling | #florespondence ]
Show threadKlaus Alexander SeistrupJul 11, 2023
Orobanche hederae (🇬🇧 Ivy Broomrape | 🇩🇰 Vedbend-Gyvelkvæler)

/cc [ @plants | #Orobanchaceae | #Broomrape | #Gyvelkvæler | #gardening | #bloomscrolling | #florespondence ]
Show threadKlaus Alexander SeistrupJul 4, 2023
@cohanf LOL, I've done the same with #Tulipa sprengeri (because Tulipa tarda seems to be able to propagate itself that way) — with nothing to show for it so far.

I didn't know the #Castilleja until now. Such beautiful plants. Do you know the species of the one you've been sowing?

I notice that Castilleja is in the #Broomrape family. I've had success with Ivy-Broomrape, #Orobanche hederae, that is now growing on the Ivy that is covering a long wall. But Castilleja seems to have chlorophyll and everything, so it's not a parasite like its cousin, the Ivy-Broomrape, is it?
caffinationJun 13, 2023

One flower cancer root also known as the ghost pipe or naked broomrape, orobanche uniflora. There is no chlorophyll in this plant, hence no green leaves. The plant is parasitic, living entirely of the host plants root system. In every state except Hawaii. And listed as a noxious weed in most of them.

#hobonichitecho #hobonichi #ink #micron #doodle #garden #white #broomrape #waterbrush #wildflower #flowers #watercolor #drawing #sketchoftheday #sotd #MastoArt #kuretake #noxiousweed