Orobanchaceae

Rhynchocorys elephas (L.) Griseb.

Family: Orobanchaceae
Genus: Rhynchocorys

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Rhynchocorys elephas: Rhynchocorys elephas ssp. elephas in Tamdere, Dereli - Giresun, Turkey. — Photo: Zeynel Cebeci, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (6)

Azerbaijani: Fil xortumçiçәyi
Bulgarian: Слоново хоботниче
Georgian: Საყურე
glk: گیاه آتشک
Persian: گیاه فیلی, گل فیلی
Turkish: Filburnu

Synonyms

Elephantina proboscidea Bertol.
Elephas columnae Guss.
Probosciphora columnae (Guss.) Caruel
Probosciphora elephas (L.) Grande
Rhinanthus elephas L.

Photos

Photo: Zeynel Cebeci, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Zeynel Cebeci, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: eggersue, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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Photo: Zeynel Cebeci, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Roza Bagaveeva, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Zeynel Cebeci, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Zeynel Cebeci, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Mohammadint, 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.