Orobanche minor Sm.
(Common Broomrape)

Interactions where Orobanche minor 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 EU-DICOTS dicotyledonous flowering plants Flora of the British Isles, Clapham, A.R., Tutin, T.G. & Moore, D.M., 1985
 /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Orobanchaceae/Orobanche minor/Orobanche minorcommon broomrapeundergroundtuber Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Eu-dicots/Eu-dicotsdicotyledonous flowering plantsroot
(underground) underground tuber parasitises root Major FABOIDEAE vetches, peas and beans Fabales: Fabaceae Flora of the British Isles, Clapham, A.R., Tutin, T.G. & Moore, D.M., 1985
 /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Orobanchaceae/Orobanche minor/Orobanche minorcommon broomrapeundergroundtuber Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Faboideae/Faboideaevetches, peas and beansrootMajor
(underground) underground tuber parasitises root Major Trifolium clovers Fabales: Fabaceae Flora of the British Isles, Clapham, A.R., Tutin, T.G. & Moore, D.M., 1985
 /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Orobanchaceae/Orobanche minor/Orobanche minorcommon broomrapeundergroundtuber Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium/TrifoliumcloversrootMajor

Author & YearTitleSource
Clapham, A.R., Tutin, T.G. & Moore, D.M., 1985Flora of the British Isles3 edition, 688pp, Cambridge University Press

Orobanche minor (Common Broomrape) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Orobanche minor ssp maritima
a common broomrape
Subspecies 4 trophisms
Orobanche minor ssp minor
a subspecies of flowering plant
Subspecies 1 trophisms
Orobanche minor var compositarum
a common broomrape
Variety 5 trophisms
Orobanche minor var flava
a common broomrape
Variety 2 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesOrobanche minor (Common 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 minor (Common Broomrape)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Thoorogood, C.J. & Rumsey, F. 2020 An account of Common Broomrape Orobanche minor (Orobanchaceae) in the British Isles British & Irish Botany Vol 2(3): 223-239.

Orobanche minor (Common Broomrape) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Thorogood, C.J., Rumsey, F., Harris, S.A. & Hiscock, S.J. 2009 Gene flow between alien and native races of the holoparasitic angiosperm Orobanche minor (Orobanchaceae) Plant Systematics and Evolution Vol 282: 31-42.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Orobanche minor (Common Broomrape):

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