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Orobanche latisquama

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Orobanche latisquama
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Orobanchaceae
Genus: Orobanche
Species:
O. latisquama
Binomial name
Orobanche latisquama
(F. W. Schultz) Batt.
Synonyms[1]
  • Ceratocalyx fimbriata Lange
  • Ceratocalyx macrolepis Coss.
  • Boulardia latisquama F. W. Schultz
  • Orobanche latisquama f. ochroleuca Maire
  • Orobanche macrolepis (Coss.) Beck

Orobanche latisquama is a species of broomrape in the family Orobanchaceae native to the western Mediterranean Basin. It is a parasite of rosemary and probably other shrubs (Cistus spp., Genista spp.).[2]

Description

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Orobanche latisquama is a perennial plant. It has a simple purple stem with glandular hairs, leaves are a brownish purple also with glandular hairs. It has a 15–25 cm (5.9–9.8 in) long, dense inflorescence with multiple flowers.[3] The flowers are purplish and characteristic, as the calyx is bell-shaped but with two lobes on the superior half, the column side, instead of being divided into two pieces from its base. Flowers during the spring.[4]

Distribution and habitat

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Orobanche latisquama is native to the Iberian Peninsula (in central Portugal and south and east Spain), Northwest Africa (Morocco and Algeria) and the Balearic Islands (in Ibiza and Formentera).[1][3][4] In Portugal it is mainly found in the Serras de Aire e Candeeiros Natural Park, Estremoz, and along the Tagus river basin.[2] It inhabits woods, sclerophyllous shrublands and pine forests, on generally calcareous soils.[2][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Orobanche latisquama (F. W. Schultz) Batt". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Orobanche latisquama (F.W.Schultz) Batt". Flora-on. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Orobanche latisquama" (PDF). Flora Iberica. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Orobanche latisquama (F. W. Schultz) Batt". herbarivirtual.uib.es. Retrieved 17 December 2020.