Orobanche caryophyllacea Sm.
(Bedstraw Broomrape, Clove-scented Broomrape)

Interactions where Orobanche caryophyllacea is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
(underground) underground tuber parasitises root Foreign RUBIACEAE madder, goosegrass and bedstraws Gentianales Flora of the British Isles, Clapham, A.R., Tutin, T.G. & Moore, D.M., 1985
 /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Orobanchaceae/Orobanche caryophyllacea/Orobanche caryophyllaceabedstraw broomrape, clove-scented broomrapeundergroundtuber Foodplant / parasiteForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Rubiaceaemadder, goosegrass and bedstrawsroot
(underground) underground tuber parasitises root UK/Ireland Galium bedstraws Gentianales: Rubiaceae Flora of the British Isles, Clapham, A.R., Tutin, T.G. & Moore, D.M., 1985
 /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Orobanchaceae/Orobanche caryophyllacea/Orobanche caryophyllaceabedstraw broomrape, clove-scented broomrapeundergroundtuber Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium/Galiumbedstrawsroot
(underground) underground tuber parasitises root UK/IrelandMajor Galium mollugo Hedge Bedstraw Gentianales: Rubiaceae Flora of the British Isles, Clapham, A.R., Tutin, T.G. & Moore, D.M., 1985
New Flora of the British Isles (Ed 2), Stace, C., 1997
 /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Orobanchaceae/Orobanche caryophyllacea/Orobanche caryophyllaceabedstraw broomrape, clove-scented broomrapeundergroundtuber Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium mollugo/Galium mollugohedge bedstrawrootMajor

Author & YearTitleSource
Clapham, A.R., Tutin, T.G. & Moore, D.M., 1985Flora of the British Isles3 edition, 688pp, Cambridge University Press
Stace, C., 1997New Flora of the British Isles (Ed 2)Second edition edition, 1130pp, Cambridge University Press

Orobanche caryophyllacea (Bedstraw Broomrape, Clove-scented Broomrape) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesOrobanche caryophyllacea (Bedstraw Broomrape, Clove-scented Broomrape)
GenusOrobanche (broomrapes)
FamilyOROBANCHACEAE (eyebrights, cow-wheats, louseworts & broomrapes)
OrderLAMIALES (dead-nettles, eye-brights, foxgloves and speedwells)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Orobanche caryophyllacea (Bedstraw Broomrape, Clove-scented Broomrape)

Orobanche caryophyllacea (Bedstraw Broomrape, Clove-scented Broomrape) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Orobanche caryophyllacea (Bedstraw Broomrape, Clove-scented Broomrape):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 8 images of Orobanche caryophyllacea (Bedstraw Broomrape, Clove-scented Broomrape)
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