Orobanche elatior Sutton
(Knapweed Broomrape, Tall Broomrape)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesOrobanche elatior (Knapweed Broomrape, Tall Broomrape)
GenusOrobanche (broomrapes)
FamilyOROBANCHACEAE (eyebrights, cow-wheats, louseworts & broomrapes)
OrderLAMIALES (dead-nettles, eye-brights, foxgloves and speedwells)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Orobanche elatior (Knapweed Broomrape, Tall Broomrape) :
1: Orobanche elatior (Knapweed Broomrape, Tall Broomrape)
30 Jun 2015 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
gone-over plants
Image 1: Inflorescence - faded - close-upImage 2: Inflorescence - faded - close-up (2)Image 3: Inflorescence tip - faded - close-upImage 4: Inflorescence tip - faded - close-up (2)Image 5: Plant - mostly fadedImage 6: Plant - mostly faded (2)Image 7: Plant - mostly faded (3)Image 8: Stem - close-up
2: Orobanche elatior (Knapweed Broomrape, Tall Broomrape)
30 Jun 2015 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
group of plants
Image 1: Group of plantsImage 2: Group of plants (2)
3: Orobanche elatior (Knapweed Broomrape, Tall Broomrape)
30 Jun 2015 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Image 1: Flowers - close-upImage 2: Flowers - close-up - white backgroundImage 3: Flowers - close-up - white background (2)Image 4: Flowers - close-up - white background (3)Image 5: Inflorescence - close-up - white backgroundImage 6: Inflorescence - close-up - white background (2)Image 7: Inflorescence - near tip - close-up - white backgroundImage 8: Inflorescence tip - in bud - close-up - white backgroundImage 9: PlantImage 10: Flower - face view - close-up - enlargedImage 11: Flower - face view - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 12: Flowers - close-up - enlarged - white backgroundImage 13: Flowers - face-view - close-up - enlargedImage 14: Flowers - face-view - close-up - enlarged - white backgroundImage 15: Flowers - face-view - close-up - enlarged - white background (2)Image 16: Flower - side-view - close-up - enlarged - white backgroundImage 17: Inflorescence - upper part - close-up - enlargedImage 18: Inflorescence - upper part - enlargedImage 19: Inflorescence - upper part - enlarged (2)

Orobanche elatior (Knapweed Broomrape, Tall Broomrape) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Orobanche elatior (Knapweed Broomrape, Tall Broomrape)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Orobanche elatior (Knapweed Broomrape, Tall Broomrape)
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