''Orobanche elatior'' the knapweed broomrape is a species of
flowering plant belonging to the family
Orobanchaceae.
It is a parasitic plant that lives on
knapweed
''Centaurea'' () is a genus of over 700 species of herbaceous thistle-like flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. Members of the genus are found only north of the equator, mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere; the Middle East and surrounding reg ...
. Its native range is Europe to China and Iran.
References
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elatior