Orobanche elatior Sutton
(Knapweed Broomrape, Tall Broomrape)

Interactions where Orobanche elatior is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
(underground) underground tuber parasitises root UK/IrelandMajor Centaurea scabiosa Greater Knapweed Asterales: Asteraceae Flora of the British Isles, Clapham, A.R., Tutin, T.G. & Moore, D.M., 1985
New Flora of the British Isles (Ed 2), Stace, C., 1997
 /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Orobanchaceae/Orobanche elatior/Orobanche elatiorknapweed broomrape, tall broomrapeundergroundtuber Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Centaurea scabiosa/Centaurea scabiosagreater knapweedrootMajor

Interactions where Orobanche elatior is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
peduncle peduncle is foodplant of scattered, very minute, immersed pycnidium of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Phomopsis orobanches a coelomycete Diaporthales: Diaporthaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Diaporthaceae/Phomopsis orobanches/Phomopsis orobanchesa coelomycetescattered, very minute, immersedpycnidiumPhomopsis coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Orobanchaceae/Orobanche elatior/Orobanche elatiorknapweed broomrape, tall broomrapepeduncle scattered, very minute, immersed pycnidium of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph feeds on peduncle

Author & YearTitleSource
Clapham, A.R., Tutin, T.G. & Moore, D.M., 1985Flora of the British Isles3 edition, 688pp, Cambridge University Press
Grove, W.B., 1935British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidiaVol I, 488pp, Cambridge University Press
Stace, C., 1997New Flora of the British Isles (Ed 2)Second edition edition, 1130pp, Cambridge University Press

Orobanche elatior (Knapweed Broomrape, Tall Broomrape) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesOrobanche elatior (Knapweed Broomrape, Tall Broomrape)
GenusOrobanche (broomrapes)
FamilyOROBANCHACEAE (eyebrights, cow-wheats, louseworts & broomrapes)
OrderLAMIALES (dead-nettles, eye-brights, foxgloves and speedwells)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Orobanche elatior (Knapweed Broomrape, Tall Broomrape)

Orobanche elatior (Knapweed Broomrape, Tall Broomrape) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Orobanche elatior (Knapweed Broomrape, Tall Broomrape):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 29 images of Orobanche elatior (Knapweed Broomrape, Tall Broomrape)
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