Greater Broomrape

Orobanche rapum-genistae

Orobanche rapum-genistae growing on the roots of a broom
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Orobanchaceae
Genus:	Orobanche
Species:	O. rapum-genistae
Binomial name
Orobanche rapum-genistae Thuill. Fl. env. Paris ed. 2, 317. 1799
Subspecies
O. r. subsp. benthamii O. r. subsp. rapum-genistae O. r. subsp. rigens

Orobanche rapum-genistae, the greater broomrape, is a plant species in the genus Orobanche.

O. rapum-genistae contains verbascoside and orobanchoside

Flowers

Detail flower

Detail fruit