Orobanchaceae FAMILY

Orobanche uniflora

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Orobanche uniflora is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.25 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeN. America - Newfoundland to Ontario, South Carolina and Texas.

HabitatOpen moist or dry places, or in dry woods, from lowland to low elevations[ 60 Title Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest. Publication Author Hitchcock. C. L. Publisher University of Washington Press Year 1955 ISBN - Description A standard flora for Western N. America with lots of information on habitat etc. Five large volumes, it is not for the casual reader. ], where it is parasitic on the roots of various herbs[ 235 Title An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada Publication Author Britton. N. L. Brown. A. Publisher Dover Publications. New York. Year 1970 ISBN 0-486-22642-5 Description Reprint of a 1913 Flora, but still a very useful book. ].