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Orobanche minor Sm.
hellroot

       
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Line Drawing of Orobanche minor Sm.
Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 3: 235. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.
 
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Images:
Orobanche minor Sm.

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Distribution:
Orobanche minor Sm.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (DC, DE, FL, GA, MD, NC, NJ, NY, OR, PA, SC, VA, VT, WA, WV)
 

Related Taxa:
Orobanche minor Sm.

View 5 genera in Orobanchaceae, 18 species in Orobanche
 

Classification:
Orobanche minor Sm.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Asteridae
Order Scrophulariales
Family Orobanchaceae – Broom-rape family
Genus Orobanche L. – broomrape
Species Orobanche minor Sm. – hellroot
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Orobanche minor Sm.

This plant and the related entities italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

United States:
Orobanche
broomrape              Noxious weed1
Alabama:
Orobanche
broomrape              Class A noxious weed1
California:
Orobanche
broomrape              Quarantine1
Florida:
Orobanche
broomrape              Noxious weed2
Massachusetts:
Orobanche
broomrape              Prohibited
Minnesota:
Orobanche
broomrape              Prohibited noxious weed1
North Carolina:
Orobanche
broomrape              Class A noxious weed1
Oregon:
small broomrape              "B" designated weed
small broomrape              Quarantine
Orobanche
broomrape              Quarantine1
South Carolina:
Orobanche
broomrape              Plant pest1
Vermont:
Orobanche
broomrape              Class A noxious weed1
 
1 other than native or widely distributed species
2 with the exception of O. uniflora
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Orobanche minor Sm.

hellroot
small broomrape
Orobanche
broomrape

This plant and the related entity italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

US        Plant Protection and Quarantine. 2006. Federal noxious weed list (24 May 2006). USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Washington, DC. 2pp.
STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
 

Introduced Information:
Orobanche minor Sm.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Orobanche minor Sm.

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 34292.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

 

Related Web Sites:
Orobanche minor Sm.

Cooperative Agriculture Pest Survey & NAPIS Page

 
 
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