Orobanchaceae
Louisiana broomrape
Orobanche ludoviciana
- Family
- Orobanchaceae
- Genus
- Orobanche
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Louisiana broomrape
Synonyms
- Aphyllon arenosum Suksd.
- Aphyllon ludovicianum (Nutt.) A.Gray
- Aphyllon ludovicianum var. cooperi A.Gray
- Conopholis ludoviciana (Nutt.) A.Wood
- Myzorrhiza ludoviciana (Nutt.) Rydb.
- Orobanche ludoviciana f. albinea B.Boivin
- Orobanche ludoviciana f. ludoviciana
- Orobanche ludoviciana var. arenosa (Suksd.) Cronquist
- Orobanche ludoviciana var. genuina Beck
- Orobanche ludoviciana var. ludoviciana
- Orobanche multiflora var. arenosa (Suksd.) Munz
- Phelipaea ludoviciana (Nutt.) Walp.
- Phelypaea ludoviciana (Nutt.) G.Don
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dustin Snider https://www.inaturalist.org/people/dustin777, CC BY 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.