Orobanche pubescens
Syn. Orobanche versicolor
Hairy broomrape Το παράσιτο λύκοσ, αγριόλυκοσ
Orobanchaceae Dicot.
The tall hairy broomrape, springs up rapidly and grows quickly; the deep red flowers contrasting with the surrounding green vegetation. It is parasitic on plants of the carrot family (Umbelliferae) and the daisy family (Asteraceae), including the golden crown daisy (Chrysanthemum segetum).
The Greek names for Orobancheae, dramatically relate the plants to the wolf; Parasito likos (παράσιτο λύκοσ) meaning wolf parasite and and agrio-likos (αγριόλυκοσ) meaning wild wolf: This epithet seems particularly relevant to the hairy orobanche. The distinguishing feature is the covering of shaggy hair and this gives it its species as well as its common English name.
For more on Orobanche go to O.reticulata.
♉↕17-22mm, ↨ 8-28cm, 
↕5-22cm, W, Parasite JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
Orobanchaceae on Skopelos
In 1966, Prof. Dimitrios Phitos , Professor of Botany at University of Patras, in his study of the flowers of the Sporades, Florida Sporadum, listed 7 species, forms and varieties of Orobanche found on Skopelos.1
Florida sporadum1 Current status2 Accepted name2
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O.nana Accepted O. nana
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O. nana f. Intercedens Synonym O. nana
O. muteli var. spissa Synonym O. muteli
O. versicolor f. gracilior Synonym O. pubescens
O. minor Accepted O. minor
O. grisebachn Accepted O. grisebachii
O. reticulata var. pallidiflora Synonym O. reticulata
1 Prof. Dimitrios Phitos, Florida Sporadum (Athens) 1966.
©Verlag Ferdinand Berger & Söhne Ges.m.b.H., Horn, Austria, download unter www.biologiezentrum.at
2 The Plant List. A working list of all plant species www.theplantlist.com
For more on Orobanche go to O.reticulata.
