Orobanche ramosa L. subsp. mutelii (F.W. Schultz) Cout.

Spice

Family: OROBANCHACEAE

Genus: Orobanche

Sinònims: Orobanche mutelii F. W. Schultz

Catalan common name: Frare blau.

Spanish common name: Pan de lobo.

Province distribution: Balearic Islands.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca. Ibiza.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Some regions

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Life-forms: Terophyte.

Habitats: Wild olive trees and other sclerophyllous shrublands. Juniperus phoenicea subsp. turbinata forest. Pine wood and shrubland with rosemary and thyme garigue. Parasite plant of compositae family.

Characteristics: A pubescent plant with whitish stems and blue flowers that is slightly curved downwards and swollen at the base. The calyx is whitish and with lanceolate teeth. This species is very similar in appearance to O. nana or O. ramosa; some authors consider it to be a subspecies of the species O. ramosa.

Observations: Use of the detailed biography of this species is indispensable to be able to classify the different species of this genus.