"Orobanche" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A plant genus of the family OROBANCHACEAE. Lacking chlorophyll, they are nonphotosynthetic parasitic plants. The common name is similar to Broom or Scotch Broom (CYTISUS) or Butcher's Broom (RUSCUS) or Desert Broom (BACCHARIS) or Spanish Broom (SPARTIUM) or Brome (BROMUS).
| Descriptor ID |
D031672
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.583.670.670
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| Concept/Terms |
Orobanche- Orobanche
- Orobanches
- Broomrape
- Broomrapes
- Broom Rape
- Broom Rapes
- Rape, Broom
- Rapes, Broom
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| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Orobanche" by people in Profiles.
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Horizontal gene transfer of the Pytheas sequence from Cuscuta to Orobanche via a host-mediated pathway. Sci Rep. 2025 Dec 11; 16(1):2056.