Greater broomrape; Espárrago de lobo

Description:

Parasitic herbaceous plant 15 cm. tall. Very polymorphous. Yellow stems completely lacking chlorophyll, with reddish and yellow snapdragon-like flowers. The leaves are merely triangular scales. O. rapum-genistae is parasitic of leguminosae shrubs. It can be identified as O. rapum-genistae because of its proximity to a broom, see second picture.

Habitat:

Between broom bushes in the mountains, at 2000 m. Parque Nacional de Sierra de Guadarrama, Peñalara

Notes:

Camera Model: NIKON D300. Exposure Time: 1/640 sec.; f/13; ISO Speed Rating: 800. Exposure Bias: 0 EV. Focal Length: 300.0 mm. No flash fired