Orobanchaceae

Snail flower

Hyobanche sanguinea L.

Family: Orobanchaceae
Genus: Hyobanche

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Snail flower: Hyobanche sanguinea , inflorescences; root holoparasite, recently burned fynbos, Cape Point Nature Reserve, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa — Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

Afrikaans: Katnaels, Wolwekos
English: Snail flower

Synonyms

Haematobanche sanguinea (L.) C.Presl
Hyobanche coccinea Steud.

Photos

Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: yakovlev.alexey from Moscow, Russia, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.