Common name
English: Ivy Broomrape
German: Efeu-Sommerwurz
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2656)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2569)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2165)
Order: Lamiales (195)
Family: Orobanchaceae (15)(family description)
Genus: Orobanche (6)
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
Characteristics
Climate: temperate
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: yellow, beige