Author | J.E. Smith | |
Distribution | Collected from Haywood (1946), Mitchell (1993), and Orange (1918-1953) counties. RAB (1968) also map it in Wake County.
Native of Eurasia; in N.A. VT to FL; TX, OR, WA. | |
Abundance | Very rare. | |
Habitat | Hayfield, tobacco field, clover field, bank by sidewalk. In NC known to parasitize Red Clover and tobacco. | |
Phenology | Flowering and fruiting May-June. | |
Identification | Small Broomrape is unbranched and without chlorophyll; it is thus brown to yellowish in color. It grows about 6 inches to a foot tall, is hairy, and also leafless. The flowers are crowded near the top, pale yellowish and tubular. | |
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State Rank | SE | |
Global Rank | GNR | |
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