Orobanchaceae

Thistle broomrape

Orobanche reticulata Wallr.

Family: Orobanchaceae
Genus: Orobanche

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Thistle broomrape (Orobanche reticulata) — FlowerPhoto: Bobo-X, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (14)

Czech: Záraza síťnatá
Dutch: Distelbremraap
English: Thistle broomrape
Esperanto: Rethava orobanko
Finnish: Ohdakkeennäive
German: Distel-Sommerwurz, Distelsommerwurz
hsb: Wóstowa hubinka
Hungarian: Recés szádor
Latvian: Bālziedu brūnkāte
Lithuanian: Blyškioji džioveklė
Russian: Заразиха сетчатая
Slovenian: Mrežasti pojalnik
Swedish: Tistelsnyltrot
Welsh: Gorfanhadlen ysgall

Synonyms

Orobanche platystigma subsp. reticulata (Wallr.) P.Fourn.
Orobanche reticulata subsp. pallidiflora (Wimm. & Grab.) Tzvelev

Flowers

In flower: May to August (from 70 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Bobo-X, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Jacek Pietruszewski, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Yehor Yatsiuk, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Thomas Ebner, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Bernd Haynold, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Bernd Haynold, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Bobo-X, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Bernd Haynold, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Bobo-X, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Marko Vainu, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: nuujaka, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Enrico Blasutto, 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.