Orobanchaceae
Oneflowered broomrape
Orobanche uniflora
- Family
- Orobanchaceae
- Genus
- Orobanche
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Oneflowered broomrape
Synonyms
- Anoplanthus uniflorus (L.) Endl.
- Anoplon biflorum G.Don
- Aphyllon inundatum Suksd.
- Aphyllon minutum Suksd.
- Aphyllon purpureum (A.Heller) Holub
- Aphyllon sedi Suksd.
- Aphyllon uniflorum (L.) A.Gray
- Aphyllon uniflorum var. occidentale Greene
- Gymnocaulis biflora Nutt.
- Gymnocaulis uniflora (L.) Nutt.
- Orobanche biflora Nutt.
- Orobanche porphyrantha Beck
- Orobanche sedi (Suksd.) Fernald
- Orobanche sedii (Suksd.) Fernald
- Orobanche terrae-novae Fernald
- Orobanche tuberosa f. inundata Beck
- Orobanche uniflora f. inundata (Suksd.) Beck
- Orobanche uniflora f. nana Stapf
- Orobanche uniflora f. sedi (Suksd.) Beck
- Orobanche uniflora subsp. occidentalis (Greene) Abrams ex Ferris
- Orobanche uniflora var. minuta (Suksd.) Beck
- Orobanche uniflora var. occidentalis (Greene) Roy L.Taylor & MacBryde
- Orobanche uniflora var. purpurea (A.Heller) Achey
- Orobanche uniflora var. sedi (Suksd.) Achey
- Orobanche uniflora var. terrae-novae (Fernald) Achey
- Orobanche uniflora var. typica Achey
- Orobanche uniflora var. uniflora
- Phelypaea biflora Spreng.
- Thalesia minuta (Suksd.) Rydb.
- Thalesia purpurea A.Heller
- Thalesia sedi (Suksd.) Rydb.
- Thalesia sedii (Suksd.) Rydb.
- Thalesia uniflora (L.) Britton
Flowers
- In flower
- April to June (from 2,080 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native
Photos
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Fritzflohrreynolds, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Judy Gallagher, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, 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.