Common name
English: Crenate Broomrape
German: Gezähnelte Sommerwurz
Portuguese: Erva-toira
English: Crenate Broomrape
German: Gezähnelte Sommerwurz
Portuguese: Erva-toira
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Lamiales (199)
Family: Orobanchaceae (15)(family description)
Genus: Orobanche (6)
Epithet: crenata Forsskal (3)
Synonyms: Orobanche alba M.Bieb., Orobanche altissima Noë, Orobanche angustisepala F.W.Schultz, Orobanche callieri (Tzvelev) Tzvelev, Orobanche canescens F.W.Schultz, Orobanche clementei C.Vicioso, Orobanche congesta Rchb.fil., Orobanche crenata Beck, Orobanche cyamophya St.-Lag., Orobanche foetida Viv., Orobanche grandiflora Bory & Chaub., Orobanche klugei Schmitz & Regel, Orobanche minor Noulet, Orobanche pelargonii Caldesi, Orobanche picta F.Wilms, Orobanche pruinosa Lapeyr., Orobanche punctata Guss., Orobanche segetum K.Koch, Orobanche speciosa DC., Orobanche viciaefabae F.W.Schultz, Orobanche viciifabae F.W.Schultz, Orobanche woronowii Beck
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
foetida => evil smelling
grandiflora => with flowers larger than the normal
minor => smaller, lesser
picta => painted or embroidered
punctata => spotted
segetum => growing in standing crops
speciosa => beautiful
Climate: sub-tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: red, white
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