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Hedbergia
Hedbergia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants, initially classified in Scrophulariaceae, and now within the broomrape family Orobanchaceae. It contains a unique species, Hedbergia abyssinica. It is an afromontane genus, widespread in grasslands and scrubs of the mountains of tropical Africa, and known from Ethiopia, Zaire, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Nigeria, and Cameroons.
Parasopubia
Parasopubia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Orobanchaceae. It includes four species native to the Indian subcontinent (3 species) and Indochina (1 species).
Phelypaea
Phelypaea is a genus of flowering plants in the broomrape family Orobanchaceae, native to the Balkans, Greece, Crimea, the Caucasus region, Anatolia, the Levant, Iraq and Iran. They are root parasites which cannot conduct photosynthesis and are only seen above ground when flowering.
Cycniopsis
Cycniopsis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Orobanchaceae.
Cyclocheilon
Cyclocheilon is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Orobanchaceae.
Phacellanthus
Phacellanthus is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Orobanchaceae. The only species is Phacellanthus tubiflorus.
Macranthera
Macranthera is a monotypic plant genus in the family Orobanchaceae containing only the species Macranthera flammea, commonly known as the flameflower or hummingbird-flower. It is endemic to the Coastal Plain of the south-eastern United States.
Pseudobartsia
Pseudobartsia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Orobanchaceae. The only species is Pseudobartsia glandulosa.
Epifagus
Epifagus virginiana, commonly called beech drops (or beech-drops or beechdrops), is an obligate parasitic plant which grows and subsists on the roots of American beech. It is a member of the family Orobanchaceae. The genus Epifagus is monotypic—containing only E. virginiana. The name Epifagus derives from Greek "epi" meaning "on" or "upon", and "Fagus" which is the genus name of beech.
Omphalotrix
Omphalotrix is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Orobanchaceae. The only species is Omphalotrix longipes.
Micrargeriella
Micrargeriella is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Orobanchaceae. The only species is Micrargeriella aphylla.
Dicranostegia
Dicranostegia is a monotypic genus of hemiparasitic flowering plants belonging to the family Orobanchaceae, containing the species Dicranostegia orcuttiana, commonly known as '''Orcutt's bird's beak or Baja bird's beak'''. It is near-endemic to Baja California, found from Miller's Landing north to Tijuana, but has a few occurrences in southern San Diego County, California. It is differentiated among other similar species (like Cordylanthus spp.) in California by its leaves with 8 to 11 lateral lobes that are paired. It was formerly placed in the genus Cordylanthus until phylogenetic analysis l
Pseudostriga
Pseudostriga is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Orobanchaceae. The only species is Pseudostriga cambodiana.
Leptorhabdos
Leptorhabdos is a monotypic genus of flowering plants, initially classified in Scrophulariaceae, and now within the broomrape family Orobanchaceae. It contains a single species, Leptorhabdos parviflora.
Eremitilla
Eremitilla is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Orobanchaceae. The only species is Eremitilla mexicana.
Kopsiopsis
Kopsiopsis is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Orobanchaceae native to North America.
Dasistoma
Dasistoma macrophylla, commonly known as mullein foxglove, is a species of flowering plant in the broomrape family. It is monotypic, with no other species in the genus Dasistoma.
Anisantherina
Anisantherina is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Orobanchaceae.
Schwalbea
Schwalbea americana, commonly known as American chaffseed, is the sole species currently classified in the genus Schwalbea. It is an erect, hemiparasitic, perennial herb in the family Orobanchaceae. It is native to the southeastern and Atlantic coastal United States where it is found in wet acidic grasslands. This species has declined tremendously from its historical range due to fire suppression, development and collection, and it is currently listed as an endangered species by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Rhaphispermum
Rhaphispermum is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Orobanchaceae. The only species is Rhaphispermum gerardioides.
Lamourouxia
genus of plants