Orobanchaceae
Yarrow broomrape
Orobanche purpurea
- Family
- Orobanchaceae
- Genus
- Orobanche
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Common names
By language (7)
- Czech
- Záraza nachová
- Dutch
- Blauwe bremraap
- English
- Yarrow broomrape
- Finnish
- Kärsämönnäive
- German
- Purpursommerwurz, Violette Sommerwurz
- Slovenian
- Škrlatni pojalnik
- Swedish
- Röllikesnyltrot
Synonyms
- Kopsia purpurea (Jacq.) Bég.
- Orchis abortiva Leyss.
- Phelipanche purpurea (Jacq.) Soják
- Phelypaea millefolii Nyman
- Phelypaea purpurea (Jacq.) Asch.
Flowers
- In flower
- March to June (from 750 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
Photo: Teun Spaans, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: BerndH, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: BerndH, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: BerndH, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: BerndH, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sergelucas, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Lulëzim Shuka, Kit Tan, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Enrico Blasutto, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Michel Langeveld, 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.