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Orobanche aegyptiaca, Egyptian broomrape, ...
Perennial; Parasite. Single stem arising from tuber, erect upto 20-80 ...
It belongs to the Orobanchaceae family of non-photosynthetic plants that ...
It is parasitic on various members of the pea (Fabaceae) and daisy ...
therefore cannot photosynthesize. It relies completely on its host plant for ...
cause it does not synthesize chlorophyll. Grows in colonies, and O. minor or ...
The species appears in a wide range of colours from red-brown, yellow-brown to ...
dependent for its nutrition. It is most