Orobanche hederae Duby

Spice Flower detail In the field

Family: OROBANCHACEAE

Genus: Orobanche

Catalan common name: Espàrecs bords. Frare de l'heura.

Spanish common name: Espárrago de lobo. Hierba tora. Jopo.

Province distribution: Alacant. Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Girona. Tarragona. València.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca. Ibiza.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Some regions

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Geophyte.

Habitats: Cultivated fields, path and road sides, disturbed zones. Rock crevices and cliff faces. Parasite plant of Hedera helix.

Characteristics: This Orobanche species that parasitises ivy Hedera helix, and so it is named as such. A fairly slender plant, in yellow or reddish colours, flowers with a narrow profile, not too compact in the inflorescence, which is yellow. Flowers at the end of spring, May and June.