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Greater broomrape; Espárrago de lobo

Orobanche rapum-genistae

Photo by arlanda
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Field Notes

Description:

Parasitic herbaceous plant 15 cm. tall. Yellow stems completely lacking chlorophyll, with reddish and yellow snapdragon-like flowers. The leaves are merely triangular scales.
O. rapum-genistae is parasitic of leguminosae shrubs.

Habitat:

Pine tree and oak forest. Parque Nacional de Sierra de Guadarrama

Notes:

Camera Model: NIKON D300. Exposure Time: 1/60 sec.; f/11; ISO Speed Rating: 800. Exposure Bias: 0 EV. Focal Length: 90.0 mm. Flash fired

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