Common name
English: Ivy Broomrape
German: Efeu-Sommerwurz
English: Ivy Broomrape
German: Efeu-Sommerwurz
Kingdom: Plantae (2597)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2494)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2109)
Order: Lamiales (171)
Family: Orobanchaceae (14)(family description)
Genus: Orobanche (7)
Epithet: hederae Duby (1)
Synonyms: Catodiacrum luteum Dulac, Orobanche glaberrima Guss. ex Reut., Orobanche stenantha Lojac., Orobanche yuccae Pi.Savi ex Bertol.
glaberrima => very smooth, smoothest
hederae => pertaining to Ivy, Hedera
luteum => distinct yellow, a full yellow
Climate: temperate
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: yellow, beige