Broomrape at Coombs, ACT
Identification history
| Orobanche minor | 9 Oct 2019 | michaelb | ||
| Orobanche minor | 9 Oct 2019 | michaelb | ||
| Gastrodia procera | 9 Oct 2019 | Julief |
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Flowering on stalk. Another stem emerging. First time sighting in Coombs.
6 comments
BettyDonWood
wrote:
12 Oct 2019
Nope. Its roots parasitise other plants and it is the colour it is because it has no chlorophyll (which it doesn’t need because it gets all its nutrients from the host plant).
It is not really related to orchids at all. Orchids are in the family Orchidaceae while this is lumped in with other plants that are root parasites in the family Orobanchaceae.
Some orchids happen to be root parasites, though most aren’t, so it is pretty confusing.
It is not really related to orchids at all. Orchids are in the family Orchidaceae while this is lumped in with other plants that are root parasites in the family Orobanchaceae.
Some orchids happen to be root parasites, though most aren’t, so it is pretty confusing.
Julief
wrote:
14 Oct 2019
Thank you Betty/Don. Learning more about plant life in the ACT every day👍 Should I be removing it? It is in a garden bed, not near other plants but in some pretty dreadful mulch.
BettyDonWood
wrote:
14 Oct 2019
There is not much point in trying to remove it. Most of the plant is underground. However it only flowers in moist circumstances, so if you are worried about it I suppose you could give the bed less water. Though that would probably have an adverse effect on the plants that you want in that bed.
Julief
wrote:
16 Oct 2019
Thank you Betty. I’m trying to encourage other new plantings to thicken up and grow so have been watering more than usual. They’re new beds and plants are in a common area so I want them to survive after some neglect. I’ll monitor it. Again thank you.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.044508-35.323527
- Altitude 581.5m
- Places Coombs, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 9 Oct 2019 09:57 AM Recorded on
- Julief Recorded by
Additional information
- True In flower
- Less than 10cm Plant height
Species information
- Orobanche minor Scientific name
- Broomrape Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Minor Weed or Pest
- Up to 1210.05m Recorded at altitude
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In flower
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