Orobanche pinorum
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Orobanche pinorum is a species of broomrape
known by the common name conifer broomrape. It is native to the forests of western North America, where it is a parasite
growing attached to the roots of other plants, usually Holodiscus
species. This plant has an erect stem with a wide, thickened base and slender top growing 10 to 30 centimeters tall. As a parasite taking its nutrients from a host plant, it lacks leaves
and chlorophyll
and is brownish or yellowish in color. The inflorescence
is a dense, spreading array of purple-tinged yellowish flowers 1 to 2 centimeters long.
Broomrape
Broomrape or Broom-rape is a genus of over 200 species of parasitic herbaceous plants in the family Orobanchaceae, mostly native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere. Some species formerly included in this genus are now referred to the genus Conopholis.The broomrape plant is small, from...
known by the common name conifer broomrape. It is native to the forests of western North America, where it is a parasite
Parasitic plant
A parasitic plant is one that derives some or all of its sustenance from another plant. About 4,100 species in approximately 19 families of flowering plants are known. Parasitic plants have a modified root, the haustorium, that penetrates the host plant and connects to the xylem, phloem, or...
growing attached to the roots of other plants, usually Holodiscus
Holodiscus
Holodiscus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rosaceae, native to the Americas, from southwestern British Columbia, Canada and the western United States south to Bolivia...
species. This plant has an erect stem with a wide, thickened base and slender top growing 10 to 30 centimeters tall. As a parasite taking its nutrients from a host plant, it lacks leaves
Leaf
A leaf is an organ of a vascular plant, as defined in botanical terms, and in particular in plant morphology. Foliage is a mass noun that refers to leaves as a feature of plants....
and chlorophyll
Chlorophyll
Chlorophyll is a green pigment found in almost all plants, algae, and cyanobacteria. Its name is derived from the Greek words χλωρος, chloros and φύλλον, phyllon . Chlorophyll is an extremely important biomolecule, critical in photosynthesis, which allows plants to obtain energy from light...
and is brownish or yellowish in color. The inflorescence
Inflorescence
An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed and which is accordingly modified...
is a dense, spreading array of purple-tinged yellowish flowers 1 to 2 centimeters long.