Orobanchaceae

Parish's broomrape

Orobanche parishii (Jeps.) Heckard

Family: Orobanchaceae
Genus: Orobanche

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Parish's broomrape: Parish's Broomrape (inflorescence) Orobanche parishii ssp. brachyloba Orobanchaceae. A true rarity to see, this broomrape is a root parasite on several coastal — Photo: Dionysia, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Parish's broomrape

Synonyms

Aphyllon parishii (Jeps.) A.C.Schneid.
Myzorrhiza parishii (Jeps.) Holub
Orobanche californica var. parishii Jeps.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Dionysia, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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.