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Orobanche variegata
Plant without chlorophyll
National park Paklenica, oak and hornbeam forest
Hmm! Went and read about how Broomrape survives, parasitic, attaching to the roots of other plants. Like an albino Redwood, or Dodder, sort of ... parasitic plants are fascinating. Thanks, I'd like to find one of these!
Thank you, Lenny! I tried to ID this plant at species level, the closest match is O. variegata...
Spotted on May 23, 2014
Submitted on May 25, 2014
![[Orobanche latisquama]](https://lh6.ggpht.com/RuZbb5ssUJb3yMahAxSAAYKdyNIGZ51TgLU_DeQ7mf7uo86BjMD7pOUxSvxiGLepdfTPKvLq8Y2B64eP40gd=s62-c)
