Orobanche aegyptiaca, Egyptian broomrape,
עלקת מצרית
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| | Scientific name: |
| Orobanche aegyptiaca Pers. |
| Common name: |
| Egyptian broomrape |
| Hebrew name: |
| עלקת מצרית |
| Family: |
| Orobanchaceae, עלקתיים |
Date Picture Taken: April 7, 2008
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| | Life form: |
| Parasite |
| Leaves: |
| Alternate, scale |
| Flowers: |
| Violet |
| Flowering Period: |
| February, March, April, May |
| Habitat: |
| Batha, Phrygana |
| Distribution: |
| Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon |
| Chorotype: |
| Irano-Turanian |
| Summer shedding: |
| Ephemeral |
Date Picture Taken: April 7, 2008
Derivation of the botanical name:
Orobanche, Greek orobos, a kind of vetch; anchone, choke, strangle; this was the Greek name of a plant that was parasitic on vetch.
aegyptiaca, Egyptian.
- The standard author abbreviation Pers. is used to indicate Christiaan Hendrik Persoon (1761 – 1836),a South African mycologist and botanist. Because of his financial difficulties, Persoon agreed to donate his herbarium to the House of Orange, in return for an adequate pension for life.
Egyptian broomrape seriously parasitizes sunflowers (Helianthus annuus L.)
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