''Cymbaria'' is a genus of flowering plants in the broomrape family
Orobanchaceae
Orobanchaceae, the broomrapes, is a family of mostly parasitic plants of the order Lamiales, with about 90 genera and more than 2000 species. Many of these genera (e.g., ''Pedicularis'', ''Rhinanthus'', ''Striga'') were formerly included in the ...
, native to Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan, Siberia, the Altai, Mongolia, northern China and Manchuria.
They are
hemiparasite
A parasitic plant is a plant that derives some or all of its nutritional requirements from another living plant. They make up about 1% of angiosperms and are found in almost every biome. All parasitic plants develop a specialized organ called the ...
s of other plants, obtaining nutrients through
haustoria which attach to the roots of the hosts, and doing some photosynthesis on their own.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Cymbaria'':
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Cymbaria borysthenica''
Pall. ex Schltdl.
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Cymbaria chaneti''
Gand.
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Cymbaria daurica''
L.
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Cymbaria mongolica''
Maxim.
References
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Orobanchaceae
Orobanchaceae genera