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More Parasitic Plants and their Hosts


Beneath the Orobanche and Phelipanche there are more parasitic plants, which are sponging on the roots of other plants. In each row a parasitic plant is presented with one or two of its hosts.
Cytinus hypocistis / Cytinus Cytinaceae / Cytine Fam. Cytinus hypocistis / Cytinus Cytinaceae / Cytine Fam.	Cistus albidus / Grey-Leaved Cistus Cistaceae / Rockrose Fam. Cistus albidus / Grey-Leaved Cistus Cistaceae / Rockrose Fam.	Cistus salviifolius / Sage-Leaved Rock-Rose Cistaceae / Rockrose Fam. Cistus salviifolius / Sage-Leaved Rock-Rose Cistaceae / Rockrose Fam.
Cynomorium coccineum / Maltese Fungus, Desert Thumb Cynomoriaceae / Maltese Fungus Fam. (Photo: Uwe & Katja Grabner)	Suaeda vera / Shrubby Sea Blite, Alkali Seepweed Amaranthaceae / Amaranth Fam.	Atriplex halimus / Salt Bush, Sea Orache Amaranthaceae / Amaranth Fam.
Cuscuta campestris / Yellow Dodder Convolvulaceae / Bindweed Fam.	Cuscuta campestris / Yellow Dodder Convolvulaceae / Bindweed Fam.	Medicago x varia / Sand Lucerne = Medicago falcata x sativa Fabaceae / Legumes
Cuscuta europaea / Greater Dodder Convolvulaceae / Bindweed Fam. on Nettle Urtica dioica	Cuscuta europaea / Greater Dodder Convolvulaceae / Bindweed Fam. on Nettle Urtica dioica	Rubus caesius / Dewberry Rosaceae / Rose Fam. and other Brambles.
Cuscuta epithymum / Dodder Convolvulaceae / Bindweed Fam.	Thymus pulegioides / Large Thyme Lamiaceae / Mint Fam.	In addition to Lamiaceae such as Thymus and Origanum species, in the Mediterranean hosts are also several Fabaceae such as Trifolium.
Cuscuta lupuliformis / Willow Dodder Convolvulaceae / Bindweed Fam.	Salix alba / White Willow Salicaceae / Willow Fam.	Populus alba / White Poplar Salicaceae / Willow Fam.
Lathraea squamaria / Toothwort Orobanchaceae / Broomrape Fam.	Lathraea squamaria / Toothwort Orobanchaceae / Broomrape Fam.	Corylus avellana / Hazel Betulaceae / Birch Fam. Lathraea squamaria is parasite not only on Corylus avellana, but also on Populus x canadensis and Alnus glutinosa.
Lathraea clandestina / Purple Toothwort Orobanchaceae / Broomrape Fam.	Salix alba / White Willow Salicaceae / Willow Fam. Lathraea clandestina, which I found in Southern France, is parasite Alder, Popular and Willow.	Populus x canadensis / Black Poplar = Populus deltoides x nigra Salicaceae / Willow Fam.
Rhinanthus serotinus / Narrow-Leaved Yellow-Rattle Orobanchaceae / Broomrape Fam. The Yellow-Rattles are semi-parasites on numerous species of Poaceae and Cyperaceae.	Rhinanthus minor / Yellow-Rattle Orobanchaceae / Broomrape Fam.	Setaria viridis / Green Bristle Grass Poaceae / Grass Fam.