Orobanchaceae
Cistanche deserticola
- Family
- Orobanchaceae
- Genus
- Cistanche
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Common names
By language (5)
- Bulgarian
- Пустинно цистанхе
- Chinese
- 肉苁蓉, 肉蓯蓉, 大芸, 苁蓉, 荒漠肉苁蓉
- Korean
- 육종용
- lzh
- 肉蓯蓉
- Russian
- Цистанхе пустынное
Synonyms
- Cistanche deserticola var. flabellata R.Cao & Q.Ma
Photos

Photo: Anagoria, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Duncan Brooks, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Fernando Pérez Peralta, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Yanish E, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Urgamal Magsar, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: François Nguyen, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Urgamal Magsar, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Franklin Rainier, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Urgamal Magsar, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Fumikas Sagisavas, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Fumikas Sagisavas, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.