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Orobanche caryophyllacea Sm.

bedstraw broomrape (Orobanchaceae)

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Orobanche caryophyllacea grows in East Kent as a parasite on Galium album; abroad, other species such as Galium verum (pictured) can be the host.

Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany; 2019-04-30

 bedstraw broomrape / Orobanche caryophyllacea: _Orobanche caryophyllacea_ grows in East Kent as a <a href="parasite.html">parasite</a> on _Galium album_; abroad, other species such as _Galium verum_ (pictured) can be the host.

Orobanche caryophyllacea looks similar to Orobanche alba, but smells of cloves, and has calyx lobes shorter than the corolla-tube, often with 2 teeth each rather than just 1.

Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany; 2019-04-30

 bedstraw broomrape / Orobanche caryophyllacea: _Orobanche caryophyllacea_ looks similar to _Orobanche alba_, but smells of cloves, and has calyx lobes shorter than the corolla-tube, often with 2 teeth each rather than just 1.

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