Orobanchaceae

E731178

Orobanchaceae is a family of mostly parasitic flowering plants, including broomrapes and related genera, known for their specialized adaptations to obtain nutrients from host plants.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Orobanchaceae canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (55)

Predicate Object
instanceOf plant family ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
chlorophyllPresence often reduced or absent in holoparasites ⓘ
class Magnoliopsida ⓘ
commonName broomrape family ⓘ
containsParasiticSpecies true ⓘ
distribution cosmopolitan ⓘ
division Magnoliophyta ⓘ
economicImpact includes serious crop parasites ⓘ
floralSymmetry usually zygomorphic ⓘ
flowerType angiosperm flowers ⓘ
hostRange many herbaceous and cereal crops ⓘ
includesGenus Agalinis ⓘ
Alectra ⓘ
Bartsia ⓘ
Bellardia ⓘ
Boschniakia ⓘ
Castilleja ⓘ
Cistanche ⓘ
Conopholis ⓘ
Epifagus ⓘ
Euphrasia ⓘ
Harveya ⓘ
Hedbergia ⓘ
Hyobanche ⓘ
Lathraea ⓘ
Mannagettaea ⓘ
Melampyrum ⓘ
Odontites ⓘ
Orobanche ⓘ
Orthocarpus ⓘ
Parentucellia ⓘ
Pedicularis ⓘ
Phelipanche ⓘ
Rhinanthus ⓘ
Striga ⓘ
Tozzia ⓘ
Triphysaria ⓘ
isParasitic mostly parasitic ⓘ
kingdom Plantae ⓘ
notablePestGenera Orobanche ⓘ
Phelipanche ⓘ
Striga ⓘ
nutrientAcquisition haustoria connecting to host roots ⓘ
order Lamiales ⓘ
parasitismType hemiparasitic ⓘ
holoparasitic ⓘ
parasitizes roots of host plants ⓘ
photosyntheticCapability many species non-photosynthetic ⓘ
photosyntheticStatusVariation from fully non-photosynthetic to partially photosynthetic ⓘ
pollination mainly by insects ⓘ
reproduction by seeds ⓘ
seedCharacteristic very small seeds in many species ⓘ
seedDispersal primarily by wind and water ⓘ
taxonomicRank family ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lamiales → includesFamily → Orobanchaceae ⓘ