Phelipanche nana (Reut.) Soják (syn. Orobanche ramosa subsp. nana (Reuter) Coutinho)

Taxonomy: Fam. Orobanchaceae// Genus: Phelipanche// Species: Phelipanche nana (Reut.) Soják

Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea (Tutin et. al, 1972) as Orobanche ramosa subsp. nana (Reuter) Coutinho. In The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Domina & Raab-Straube, 2010+) this taxon is accepted at the species level – Phelipanche nana (Reut.) Soják.

Lifeform: Obligate root parasite.

Host: Found on Calepina irregularis and other herbs as host.

Distribution: Native to Macaronesia, Mediterranean to Afghanistan according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Flowering period:  Spring: APR, MAY.

Phelipanche nana  – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Phelipanche nana  – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Phelipanche nana  – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Phelipanche nana  – inflorescence. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Phelipanche nana  – inflorescence. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Phelipanche nana  – inflorescence. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Phelipanche nana  – flowers. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Phelipanche nana  – inflorescence. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Phelipanche nana  – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Phelipanche nana  – inflorescence. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Phelipanche nana  – inflorescence. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Orobanche nana Noë ex Rchb. Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77152374-1 [Accessed 13.02.2022].

Phelipanche nana. Domina, G. & Raab-Straube, E. von (2010+): Phelipanche. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published on the Internet https://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?NameId=90719&PTRefFk=7500000 [Accessed 13.02.2022].

Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1972). Flora Europaea. Volume 3: Diapensiaceae to Myoporaceae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

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