| Thyme Broomrape |
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| File size | 130632 |
| Original date | 8/11/12 9:22 AM |
| Resolution | 592 x 444 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 34.3mm |
| Exposure time | 1/320s |
| Aperture | 6.3 |
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| Metering Mode | Center weighted average |
| Camera make | Canon |
| Camera model | Canon PowerShot S5 IS |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Orobanche alba Family: Orobanchaceae (Broomrape family)
Synonyms: Orobanche epithymum
Synonyms: Orobanche epithymum
Thyme Broomrape is a parasitic annual or biennial
herb, 15-30 cm tall, glandular-pubescent, slender, brownish in
appearance, very variable in size. Flowers and stems are purplish-red
when fresh, soon turning brown and dry-looking, like a dead plant, with
no visible green parts. The plant has scales instead of leaves.
Flowers are tubular, upper lip shallowly notched, lower lip divided
into 3 equal lobes. Calyx has one tooth on each side of the flower. In
many Broomrapes the sepal on each side of the flower is divided into
two or more teeth. Thyme Broomrape is found in Europe, Afghanistan,
Pakistan, Himalayas (Kashmir to Nepal), and Tibet, at altitudes of
2300-3400 m. Flowering: June-August.
Identification credit: Prashant Awale
| Photographed enroute to Vasundhara falls, Uttarakhand. |