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oxtongue broomrape
Orobanche picridis
24 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Common BroomrapeOrobanche minor
Bean BroomrapeOrobanche crenata
Amethyst BroomrapeOrobanche amethystea
Hairy BroomrapeOrobanche pubescens
Medick broomrapeOrobanche lutea
ivy broomrapeOrobanche hederae
Dwarf Sorrel BroomrapePhelipanche nana
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 3,438 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 3,438 |
| France | 180 |
| Île-de-France | 96 |
| Italy | 42 |
| Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 29 |
| Netherlands | 26 |
| Centro | 25 |
| Czechia | 22 |
| Zuid-Holland | 17 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- ParasiteDescends from a lineage whose members commonly live parasitically on another organism.Inferred from its group
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Mints, Plantains, Olives, and Allies · Lamiales |
| Family | broomrape family · Orobanchaceae |
| Genus | Broomrapes · Orobanche |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise oxtongue broomrape with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.