Orobanche cernua, commonly known as nodding broomrape, is a species of herb in the family Orobanchaceae. They have a self-supporting growth form and simple, broad leaves. Individuals can grow to 0.4 m.[1][2][3] Holoparasite of Artemisia spp. Distribution: Europe, SW Asia, Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan,
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Orobanchaceae |
| Genus: | Orobanche |
| Species: | O. cernua
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| Orobanche cernua Loefl.
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Uzbekistan Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, N India, Nepal, China (Gansu, Hebei, Jilin, Nei Mongol, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Sichuan, Xinjiang, Xizang), Mongolia.[3][4]
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References
edit- ^ "Orobanche cernua Loefl. - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
- ^ Mifsud, Stephen (2002-08-23). "Orobanche cernua (Drooping Broomrape) : MaltaWildPlants.com - the online Flora of the Maltese Islands". www.maltawildplants.com. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
- ^ a b Dvorský, Miroslav (2018). A Field Guide to the Flora of Ladakh. Nakladatelství Academia. p. 172. ISBN 978-80-200-2826-6.
- ^ "Orobanche cernua Loefl". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-07-01.