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...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Weed Technology
Main Author: Mitich, Larry W.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1993
Subjects:
Plant Science
Agronomy and Crop Science
Arctic
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0890037x00028025
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0890037X00028025
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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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