Clustered Broomrape
While devoid of chlorophyll and unable to make its own food like most plants, the clustered broomrape is a parasitic plant that steals nutrients from neighboring host plants. These fuzzy and perfect examples of the yellow variety were found growing among patches of poison oak in southern Oregon near Medford.
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- Contained in galleries
- Orobanchaceae (Indian Paintbrushes and Broomrapes)
