Orobanche alba Steph. ex Willd. (Orobanchaceae) from Uttarakhand

[D.S Rawat]

Orobanche alba Steph. ex Willd. (Orobanchaceae) is a frequent parasitic herb in Upper Alaknanda valley. It is small pinkish-brown leafless herb up to 25 cm tall parasitizing on the roots of Thymus linearis Benth. (Lamiaceae).

Photographed near Vasudhara area, Badrinath.

DSRawat Pantnagar

[Nidhan Singh]

Very beautiful find indeed Rawat Ji..I am waiting to meet Orobanche aegyptiaca (a parasite of Mustard roots) for a long time, which I had collected from Morni Hills ...thanks for lovely pictures..

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Dr. Nidhan Singh

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