Contains 13 genera and 33 accepted taxa overall.
This family is completely databased for all specimens.
Characteristics
OROBANCHACEAE
Dicot
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Classification
LAMIALES
OROBANCHACEAE
Genera
| Genus | Common Name | Taxa Count | Herbarium Specimens | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agalinis | FALSE FOXGLOVE | 17 | ||
| Aphyllon | 2 | |||
| Aureolaria | YELLOW FALSE FOXGLOVE | 3 | ||
| Buchnera | BLUEHEARTS | 1 | ||
| Castilleja | INDIAN PAINTBRUSH | 1 | ||
| Conopholis | SQUAWROOT | 1 | ||
| Epifagus | BEECHDROPS | 1 | ||
| Macranthera | MACRANTHERA | 1 | ||
| Orobanche | BROOMRAPE | 1 | ||
| Pedicularis | LOUSEWORT | 1 | ||
| Schwalbea | SCHWALBEA | 1 | ||
| Seymeria | BLACKSENNA | 2 | ||
| Striga | WITCHWEED | 1 |
Identification Key
1. Plants not photosynthetic (holoparasitic), lacking green color, drying tan or brown
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1. Plants photosynthetic (hemiparasitic), with green color (sometimes obscured by other pigments), often drying blackish or sometimes greenish
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2. Inflorescence often branched at the base, axis 1-3 mm wide, ligneous, flowers distant, few if any overlapping; flowers cleistogamous and chasmogamous; root parasite of Fagus
2. Inflorescence simple or few-branched, axis 2-10 mm wide, fleshy, flowers dense, overlapping at least distally, or flower appearing solitary; flowers chasmogamous; not on Fagus
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3. Scale-like leaves densely imbricate below the fertile part of the inflorescence; stamens exserted; root parasite of Quercus
3. Scale-like leaves distant or only partly overlapping below the fertile part of the inflorescence; stamens included; not on Quercus
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4. Flower on long erect pedicels (20-120 mm long) arising from the ground; primarily parasitizing Asteraceae
4. Flowers several on aerial inflorescence, the pedicel 0-15 mm long
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5. Flowers densely congested nearly throughout; calyx 5-lobed; parasitizing Asteraceae
5. Flowers only partly overlapping proximally; calyx 2- or 4-lobed; stigma bilobed; parasitizing a variety of taxa, including Fabaceae
6. Leaves scale-like, appressed to erect
6. Leaves with blades, generally spreading
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6. Leaves 0.2-3(4) mm wide, mostly linear
6. Leaves 4-60 mm wide, not linear
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7. Leaves alternate (rarely opposite), sometimes nearly all basal
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7. Leaves opposite (rarely alternate)
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8. Leaf blade reguarly pinnately lobed, with more than 5 lobes per side
8. Leaf blade entire or toothed, rarely lobed with 5 or fewer irregular lobes per side
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9. Leaves linear-lanceolate, secondary veins obscure; bracteoles absent; sepals 4; seeds unwinged
9. Leaves ovate-lanceolate to lanceolate, secondary veins often apparent; bracteoles present; sepals 5; seeds winged
10. Leaf blade entire or weakly toothed
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10. Leaf blade strongly toothed to pinnatifid
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11. Plant often spreading, regularly branched; corolla yellow
11. Plant usually strictly erect, unbranched or with 1-2 branches, very rarely more; corolla purple, bluish, to white
12. Corolla 6-14 mm long; fruit 4-7 mm long
12. Corolla 20-40 mm long; fruit 10-15 mm long
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13. Corolla yellow
13. Corolla bright orange