A Yellow Broomrape, Cistanche phelypaea, Orobanchaceae, Cape Verde, Africa.
A Yellow Broomrape, Cistanche phelypaea, Orobanchaceae, Cape Verde, Africa. Cistanche phelypaea or Cistanche phelipaea is a species of plant in the family Orobanchaceae. It has a wide range of distribution from the Arabian Peninsula and the Syrian Desert in the east, through the Sahara, Cyprus, Crete and the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula, to Macaronesia in the west. It is a chlorophyll-free, obligate parasitic plant with stout fleshy flowering stems bearing bright yellow flowers. It parasites roots of Chenopodiaceae bushes. The plant is used a food source and is eaten similar to asparagus.
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Location: Cape Verde, Africa
Photo credit: © Florapix / Alamy / Afripics
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