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Scrophulariaceae

 31-Orobanche uniflora

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A group of totally parasitic plants are sometime included within the Scrophulariaceae. Most scientists today place them in the separate family Orobanchaceae. This example is Orobanche uniflora, one-flowered broomrape.
Photo by K. R. Robertson at Starved Rock State Park, LaSalle County, Illinois.
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