General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Plant Height: 4 to 8 inches
Fruit: Other: Two sectioned capsules containing numerous seeds.
Fruiting Time: Late summer or early fall
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Purple
Yellow
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Summer
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Miscellaneous: Monoecious
Monocarpic

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Common names
  • Cancer Root
  • Clustered Broomrape
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Orobanche fasciculata
  • Synonym: Thalesia fasciculata

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Location: Clustered broom-rape (Orobanche fasciculata) on Mount Diablo Globe Lily Trail
Date: 2009-04-30
Photo courtesy of: Miguel Vieira

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