Nigel Cattlin / Knapweed broomrape (Orobanche elatior) flower spike in grassland. Disused chalk pit nature reserve, Berkshire, England, UK. June

Adrian Davies / Knapweed broomrape (Orobanche elatior), parasite on roots of Greater knapweed (Centaurea scabiosa). Hampshire, England, UK. June.

Nigel Cattlin / Knapweed broomrape (Orobanche elatior) flowers, parasite of Knapweed (Centaurea). Kent, England, UK.

Sue Daly / Ivy broomrape (Orobanche hederae), Alderney, British Channel Islands, May.

Alex Hyde / Slender broomrape (Orobanche gracilis) Nordtirol, Austrian Alps, July.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Thistle broomrape (Orobanche reticulata) a species parasitic upon various thistles and related plants. Preci, Umbria, Italy, June

Paul Harcourt Davies / Branched broomrape (Orobanche ramosa) parasitic plant, Preci, Umbria, Italy. June.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Thyme broomrape (Orobanche alba) parasitising common thyme ( Thymus vulgaris) near Santa Stefano in Sassania, Abruzzo, Italy, June.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Thyme broomrape (Orobanche alba) parasitising common thyme ( Thymus vulgaris) near Santa Stefano in Sassania, Abruzzo, Italy, June.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Slender broomrape (Orobanche gracilis) a plant parasitic upon legumes and characterised by shiny dark red within the flower. Precis. Umbria. Italy, June.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Thyme broomrape (Orobanche alba) parasitising common thyme ( Thymus vulgaris) near Santa Stefano in Sassania, Abruzzo, Italy, June.

Floris van Breugel / Cooper's broomrape (Orobanche cooperi) emerges from the sand. The broomrape is a parasite and has no leaves. Death Valley, California, USA. March.

Alex Hyde / Yarrow Broomrape (Orobanche purpurea) Nordtirol, Austrian Alps. June.

Adrian Davies / Sea holly broomrape (Orobanche minor var. minor) parasitic on Sea holly (Eryngiums maritimum) Sandwich Bay, Kent, England, UK, June.

Adrian Davies / Hemp broomrape (Orobanche ramosa) Provence, France, March.

Martin Gabriel / Yellow Broomrape (Orobanche lutea) flower, Krk Island, Croatia, June.

Jean E. Roche / Broomrape (Orobanche picridis), Sambuc, Arles, Camargue, France, May.

David Kjaer / Greater broomrape (Orobanche rapum-genistae) Wiltshire, UK, June.

MYN / Marko Masterl / Broomrape (Orobanche sp) in flower, Slovenia, Europe, May. meetyourneighbours.net project

Kim Taylor / Clove-scented broomrape (Orobanche caryophyllacea) flowering, France, July.

Adrian Davies / Slender Broomrape (Orobanche gracilis) growing parasitically on Birdsfoot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) on hillside with small building nearby, Picos de Europa, Spain

Adrian Davies / Slender Broomrape (Orobanche gracilis) growing parasitically on Birdsfoot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) Picos de Europa, Spain

Adrian Davies / Slender Broomrape (Orobanche gracilis) growing parasitically on Birdsfoot Trefoil (Lotus corniculata) Picos de Europa, Spain.

Adrian Davies / Slender Broomrape (Orobanche gracilis) growing parasitically on Birdsfoot Trefoil (Lotus corniculata) Picos de Europa, Spain.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Amethyst broomrape (Orobanche amethystea) in flower, Umbria, Italy. June.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Branched broomrape (Orobanche ramosa) in flower in a field, Gargano, Puglia, Italy. April.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Bean broomrape (Orobanche crenata) in flower, Gargano, Puglia, Italy. April.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Bean broomrape (Orobanche crenata) in flower, Gargano, Puglia, Italy. April.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Thistle broomrape (Orobanche reticulata) in flower, Gargano, Italy. April.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Crenate broomrape (Orobanche crenata) in flower, nr Precis, Norcia, Italy. June.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Ivy broomrape (Orobanche hederae) growing among Ivy (Hedera helix), Italy. June.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Ivy broomrape (Orobanche hederae) growing among Ivy (Hedera helix), Italy. June.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Ivy broomrape (Orobanche hederae) in flower, Italy. June.

Linda Pitkin / Branched broomrape/ Hemp broomrape (Phelipanche ramosa) in flower, Manacor, Mallorca, Balearic Islands. April.

Linda Pitkin / Branched broomrape/ Hemp broomrape (Phelipanche ramosa) in flower, Manacor, Mallorca, Balearic Islands. April.

Adrian Davies / Knapweed broomrape (Orobanche elatior), a parasite of Greater knapweed (Centaurea scabiosa), with host, Hampshire, UK, June.

Jean E. Roche / Ox-tongue broomrape (Orobanche picridis), red list species, in flower. Provence-Alpes-Cotes-d'Azur, France. May.

Jean E. Roche / Ox-tongue broomrapes (Orobanche picridis), red list species, in flower. Provence-Alpes-Cotes-d'Azur, France. May.

Adrian Davies / Knapweed broomrape (Orobanche elatior) parasitic on Greater knapweed (Centaurea scabiosa), Hampshire, UK. June.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Thyme broomrape (Orobanche alba) parasitising Common thyme ( Thymus vulgaris), Aibillini, Umbria, Italy. May.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Thyme broomrape (Orobanche alba) parasitising Common thyme (Thymus vulgaris), Terminillo, Umbria, Italy. July.

Adrian Davies / Clove-scented broomrape (Orobanche caryophyllacea) growing among wildflowers, Swiss Alps, Switzerland. June.

Nick Upton / Common / Lesser broomrape (Orobanche minor) flowering on coastal sand dunes, Kenfig National Nature Reserve, Glamorgan, Wales, UK, June.

Nick Upton / Common / Lesser broomrape (Orobanche minor) flowering on coastal sand dunes, Kenfig National Nature Reserve, Glamorgan, Wales, UK, June.

Nick Upton / Common / Lesser broomrape (Orobanche minor) flowering on coastal sand dunes, Kenfig National Nature Reserve, Glamorgan, Wales, UK, June.

Nick Upton / Common o/ Lesser broomrape (Orobanche minor) flowering on coastal sand dunes near Birdsfoot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) a major host species for this parasitic plant, Kenfig National Nature Reserve,...

Paul Harcourt Davies / Close up of Thyme broomrape (Orobanche alba) flower, parasitising Common thyme (Thymus vulgaris), Lazio, Italy. July.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Thyme broomrape (Orobanche alba) in flower, parasitising Common thyme (Thymus vulgaris), Umbria, Italy. May.

John Waters / Broomrape (probably Orobanche minor) flowering stems, a parasitic plant, emerging in deciduous woodland, near Bristol, UK, April.

John Waters / Close-up of Broomrape (probably Orobanche minor) flowering spike, a parastic plant, in woodland near Bristol, UK, April.

John Waters / A young Broomrape (probably Orobanche minor), a parasitic plant, flowering and emerging at base of a coppiced hazel (Corylus avellana) in a woodland near Bristol, UK, April.

Nick Upton / Knapweed broomrape (Orobanche elatior), close up of flower spike. Wiltshire, England, UK. June.

Nick Upton / Knapweed broomrape (Orobanche elatior). Wiltshire, England, UK. June.

Nick Upton / Knapweed broomrape (Orobanche elatior) growing as parasite below Greater knapweed (Centaurea scabiosa), in chalk grassland. Box, Wiltshire, England, UK. June.

Nick Upton / Knapweed broomrape (Orobanche elatior) growing as parasite beside Greater knapweed (Centaurea scabiosa), in chalk grassland. Box, Wiltshire, England, UK. June.

Linda Pitkin / Knapweed broomrape (Orobanche elatior). Epsom Downs, Surrey, England, UK. June.

Linda Pitkin / Knapweed broomrape (Orobanche elatior) in grassland. Epsom Downs, Surrey, England, UK. June.

Linda Pitkin / Knapweed broomrape (Orobanche elatior), close up. Howell Hill Surrey Wildlife Trust Reserve, England, UK. June.

Linda Pitkin / Knapweed broomrape (Orobanche elatior). Howell Hill Surrey Wildlife Trust Reserve, England, UK. June.

Linda Pitkin / Knapweed broomrape (Orobanche elatior). Howell Hill Surrey Wildlife Trust Reserve, England, UK. June.

Linda Pitkin / Knapweed broomrape (Orobanche elatior). Howell Hill Surrey Wildlife Trust Reserve, England, UK. June.

Nigel Cattlin / Common broomrape (Orobanche minor) flowering. A parasitic plant on clovers and also members of the daisy family.

Linda Pitkin / Common broomrape (Orobanche minor) Howell Hill SWT Nature Reserve, Surrey, England, June.

Linda Pitkin / Common broomrape (Orobanche minor ) South West Coast Path?, , near Plymouth, Devon, England, July.