Taxonomy: Fam. Orobanchaceae// Genus: Orobanche // Species: Orobanche alba Willd.
Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea (Tutin et. al, 1972).
Lifeform: Obligate root parasite. Host: Members of the Lamiaceae family. Found on Thymus sp. as host.
Distribution: Native from Europe to West Himalaya, Southeast Tibet to China, Northwest Africa according to the Plants of the World Online portal.
Habitat: Pastures, on Thymus sp. as host. Recorded from the lowland up to c. 1500 m altitude.
Flowering period: Spring to summer: APR, MAY, JUN, JUL.
Locality: village of Beli, recorded 24.05.2021.
Orobanche alba – habit. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Orobanche alba – flowering stems. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Orobanche alba – developing stems. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Locality: village of Beli, recorded 03.05.2021.
Orobanche alba – habit in habitat. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Orobanche alba – habit in habitat. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Orobanche alba – habit in habitat. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Orobanche alba – habit. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Orobanche alba – inflorescence. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Orobanche alba – inflorescence. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Orobanche alba – inflorescence. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Orobanche alba – inflorescence. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Orobanche alba – flowers. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Orobanche alba – flowers. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Orobanche alba – flowers. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Orobanche alba – stem with leaves. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Orobanche alba – stem with leaves. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Locality: Ponikva, recorded 18.06.2023.
Orobanche alba – habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 18.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Orobanche alba – habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 18.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Orobanche alba – flower. Osogovo, Ponikva, 18.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Orobanche alba – flower. Osogovo, Ponikva, 18.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Orobanche alba – flower. Osogovo, Ponikva, 18.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Orobanche alba – flower. Osogovo, Ponikva, 18.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Orobanche alba – side view of flower. Osogovo, Ponikva, 18.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Orobanche alba – side view of flower. Osogovo, Ponikva, 18.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Orobanche alba – side view of flower. Osogovo, Ponikva, 18.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Orobanche alba – developing stems with scales. Osogovo, Ponikva, 18.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Orobanche alba – scales. Osogovo, Ponikva, 18.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Orobanche alba – flowers. Scale in mm. Osogovo, Ponikva, 18.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Chater, A. O. & Webb, D. A. 1972. Orobanche L. In Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A. (eds.), Flora Europaea. Volume 3. Diapensiaceae to Myoporaceae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 286–293.
Orobanche alba. Domina, G. & Raab-Straube, E. von 2010+: Orobanche – In: Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. [Accessed 26.01.2026].
