Orobanche - CALIFORNIA FOLKS

Jude Haverington tylus.seklos@gmail.com
Sun, 22 Feb 2015 11:40:36 PST
Fascinating stuff - thanks again everyone.


On Sun, Feb 22, 2015 at 2:36 PM, penstemon <penstemon@q.com> wrote:

> I have just "discovered" this crazy plant - and am interested in getting
> seeds of this - O. bulbosa or O. californica, or both. Could somebody help?
>
> You need a host plant, first. Adenostoma fasciculatum.
> Orobanches are true parasites and will not survive unless they can develop
> haustoria very quickly after germination, in order to attach themselves to
> the host plant. Unlike, say, castilleja, which can survive without a host.
> The seeds are practically invisible. You can probably collect seed, though
> not on a windy day.
> Bob Nold
> Denver, Colorado, USA
> (I grew up in California, which is why I responded.)
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