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Summary
Physical Characteristics
Orobanche crenata is a ANNUAL growing to 1.2 m (4ft) by 0.3 m (1ft in) at a fast rate.
See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 7.
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and can grow in nutritionally poor soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers dry or moist soil.
UK Hardiness Map
US Hardiness Map
Synonyms
Heterotypic Synonyms: O. alba M.Bieb. O. altissima Noë ex Nyman. O. amethystea var. maura Jahand. & Maire. O. angustisepala F.W.Schultz. O. callieri (Tzvelev) Tzvelev. O. canescens F.W.Schultz. O. clementei C.Vicioso. O. crenata f. alba Maire. O. crenata subsp. borzii Albo. O. crenata var. brachysepala Maire . O. crenata var. callieri Tzvelev. O. crenata subsp. gussonei Nyman. O. crenata var. lactiflora Pau. O. crenata var. silvestris. O. crenata f. silvestris Beck. O. cyamophya St.-Lag. O. grandiflora Bory & Chaub. O. klugei J.J.Schmitz & Regel. O. minor var. lapeyrousii Noulet. O. pelargonii Caldesi. O. pruinosa Lapeyr. O. pruinosa var. speciosa (DC.) Ball. O. punctata var. glabrata Guss. O. schultzii f. pyramidalis Nyman. O. segetum Spruner . O. speciosa DC. O. speciosa var. pelargonii (Caldesi) Arcang. O. tommasinii Rchb.f. O. viciifabae F.W.Schultz.
Plant Habitats
Edible Uses
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Medicinal Uses
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Dini et al. (1995) report that O. crenata is used in folk medicine for its anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial and cicatrizing properties.
References More on Medicinal Uses
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Other Uses
In a study investigating the antifungal properties of various wild edible plants, extracts from Orobanche crenata showed significant effectiveness against common postharvest fungi. The extract notably reduced the conidial germination of all tested fungi, although it was less effective than Sanguisorba minor in some cases. When applied to wounded fruit, Orobanche crenata extract strongly reduced grey mold on table grapes, brown rot on apricots and nectarines, and green mold on oranges. Further research led to the purification of two active phenolic compounds, verbascoside and isoverbascoside, from Orobanche crenata extracts. These compounds demonstrated strong in vitro antifungal activity against the same postharvest pathogens, confirming the extract's potential as a natural antifungal agent.
Special Uses
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Cultivation details
A holoparasitic annual or perennial. It has no chlorophyll and gets its carbohydrates from the host's phloem and water and minerals from the host's xylem. A weed found in hot and semi-dry areas and grows well in irrigated fields. It is a parasitic weed of faba bean, lentil, chickpea and vetch. It is widely spread in the Mediterranean zones, the Near East, and parts of Asia. One of the scented broomrapes.
References Carbon Farming Information and Carbon Sequestration Information
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Plant Propagation
Seed.
Other Names
If available other names are mentioned here
Bean broom rape, Broomrape, Carnation-scent broomrape, German: prächtige Sommerwurz. Swedish: praktsnyltrot.
Native Range
Native to: Algeria, Azores, Baleares, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Egypt, France, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kriti, Krym, Libya, Madeira, Morocco, North Caucasus, Palestine, Portugal, Sardegna, Sicilia, Sinai, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Macedonia.
Weed Potential
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Please note that a plant may be invasive in one area but may not in your area so it’s worth checking.
A threat to legume production. Orobanche species are listed as prohibited, and/or subject to quarantine, in virtually all countries with developed plant quarantine systems.
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status : This species has not yet been assessed for the IUCN Red List.
Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.
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