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Jopo de cordero
Orobanche (Cistanche) phelypaea
37.0494, -2.39268
Field Notes
Description:
Parasite on the roots of a range of plants, especially Chenopodiaceae species.
Habitat:
The Tabernas Desert (AKA The Badlands) a harsh environment that receives around 18cm of rain/year, has a high salinity and is populated by halophytes. The classic Sergio Leone Spaghetti Westerns were shot here (see photo 3)
Notes:
In parts of Northern Africa, these have been used as an alternative to Asparagus, and an aphrodisiac. These thrusting flower spikes really are as powerful as they appear - in some places they were breaking through the tarmac at the verge of the road!
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Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedOctober 14, 2011
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