Common name
English: Crenate Broomrape
German: Gezähnelte Sommerwurz
Portuguese: Erva-toira
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2625)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2528)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2137)
Order: Lamiales (178)
Family: Orobanchaceae (15)(family description)
Genus: Orobanche (6)
Epithet: crenata Forsskal (3)
Synonyms: Orobanche alba Bieb., Orobanche altissima Noe, Orobanche angustisepala F.W.Schultz, Orobanche callieri (Tzvelev) Tzvelev, Orobanche canescens F.Schultz, Orobanche congesta Rchb.fil., Orobanche cyamophya St.Lag.
alba => white
altissima => very high (referring to altitude), (altus, high)
canescens => greyish-white, hoary
congesta => very close together, crowded, pressed
crenata => with shallow, rounded teeth
Characteristics
Climate: sub-tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: red, white