Orobanche—The Broomrapes
Orobanchaceae, the broomrape family, comprises approximately 150 species in 17 genera. Four genera represented by four species occur in the southeastern U.S. A majority of the genera and about 90% of the species in Orobanchaceae are Old World natives. The family is primarily one of the northern warm...
| Published in: | Weed Technology |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
1993
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1017/s0890037x00028025 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0890037X00028025 |
| Summary: | Orobanchaceae, the broomrape family, comprises approximately 150 species in 17 genera. Four genera represented by four species occur in the southeastern U.S. A majority of the genera and about 90% of the species in Orobanchaceae are Old World natives. The family is primarily one of the northern warm and temperate zones. Only about 10% of the species occur in the tropics; only one species reaches the arctic. |
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