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Flat-top Broomrape
Aphyllon corymbosum
28 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
Louisiana broomrapeAphyllon ludovicianum
clustered broomrapeAphyllon fasciculatum
California BroomrapeAphyllon californicum
desert broomrapeAphyllon cooperi
Parish's BroomrapeAphyllon parishii
conifer broomrapeAphyllon pinorum
yellow clustered broomrapeAphyllon franciscanum
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 1,126 |
|---|---|
| California | 495 |
| Nevada | 196 |
| Canada | 108 |
| Oregon | 62 |
| Alberta | 41 |
| Idaho | 37 |
| British Columbia | 36 |
| Utah | 32 |
| Washington | 20 |
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 | Aphyllon |
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 Flat-top Broomrape with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.