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Summary

Physical Characteristics

Orobanche minor is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.5 m (1ft 8in). The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs).
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil.

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Synonyms

Plant Habitats

Meadow;

Edible Uses

None known

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Medicinal Uses

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Other Uses

None known

Special Uses

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Cultivation details

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Plant Propagation

Other Names

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Native Range

TEMPERATE ASIA: Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Georgia EUROPE: United Kingdom, Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Slovakia, Moldova, Ukraine (incl. Krym), Former Yugoslavia, Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Croatia, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain (incl. Baleares), France (incl. Corsica), Portugal AFRICA: Spain (Canarias), Portugal (Madeira Islands), Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia

Weed Potential

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Conservation Status

IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status :

Related Plants

Latin Name	Common Name	Habit	Height	Hardiness	Growth	Soil	Shade	Moisture	Edible	Medicinal	Other
Orobanche ammophyla	Lie Dang	Biennial	0.4	-		LMH	FSN	M	2	2
Orobanche californica	California Broomrape, Jepson's broomrape	Perennial	0.1	0-0		LMH	FSN	M	2	1
Orobanche cernua	Nodding broomrape	Perennial	0.3	0-0		LMH	FSN	M	1	0
Orobanche crenata	Bean Broomrape	Annual	1.2	6-10	F	LMH	N	DM	0	2	2
Orobanche fasciculata	Cancer Root, Clustered broomrape	Perennial	1.0	0-0		LMH	FSN	M	1	2
Orobanche grayana		Perennial	0.0	-		LMH	SN	M	1	1
Orobanche ludoviciana	Broomrape, Louisiana broomrape	Perennial	1.5	0-0		LMH	FSN	M	1	1	0
Orobanche pinorum	Conifer broomrape	Perennial	0.0	0-0		LMH	SN	M	1	1
Orobanche tuberosa	Ground Cone	Perennial	0.1	-		LMH	FSN	M	1	1
Orobanche uniflora	Oneflowered broomrape	Perennial	0.3	0-0		LMH	SN	M	1	1

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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Mike Johnson (B.Eng & Hort Cert IV)	Sat Jun 2 2007

Crowhurst, A. 1972 "The Weed Cookbook" Lancer Books, New York USA reports that O.minor stems, collected around (N hemisphere)June and boiled in a little salted water for 10 mins to be an asparagus substitute. I have this weed in my Canberra garden, apparently paritising an Acacia (do they always go for N fixing spp.?) but haven't tried eating as yet. Have to wait till our southern summer. Mike

Orobanche minor - Sm.