Orobanche minor var compositarum Pugsley
(a common broomrape)

Interactions where Orobanche minor var compositarum is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage		Summary			Taxon	Vernacular	Classification	References	Darwin Classification of Active Taxon	Active Taxon	Active Vernacular	Active Taxon Uncertain	Active State	Active Part	Active Stage	Relationship	Relationship Uncertain	Relationship Geography	Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon	Passive Taxon	Passive Vernacular	Passive Taxon Uncertain	Passive State	Passive Part	Passive Stage	Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon	Indoors etc	Season
(underground)		underground tuber parasitises root			EU-DICOTS	dicotyledonous flowering plants		New Flora of the British Isles (Ed 2), Stace, C., 1997	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Orobanchaceae/Orobanche minor var. compositarum/	Orobanche minor var. compositarum	a common broomrape		underground	tuber		Foodplant / parasite			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Eu-dicots/	Eu-dicots	dicotyledonous flowering plants			root		Minor
(underground)		underground tuber parasitises root			ASTERACEAE	daisies, dandelions and thistles, composite	Asterales	Flora of the British Isles, Clapham, A.R., Tutin, T.G. & Moore, D.M., 1985	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Orobanchaceae/Orobanche minor var. compositarum/	Orobanche minor var. compositarum	a common broomrape		underground	tuber		Foodplant / parasite			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/	Asteraceae	daisies, dandelions and thistles, composite			root
(underground)		underground tuber parasitises root			Lactuceae	“dandelions”	Asterales: Asteraceae	New Flora of the British Isles (Ed 2), Stace, C., 1997	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Orobanchaceae/Orobanche minor var. compositarum/	Orobanche minor var. compositarum	a common broomrape		underground	tuber		Foodplant / parasite			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Lactuceae/	Lactuceae	“dandelions”			root		Major
(underground)		underground tuber parasitises root			Crepis capillaris	Smooth Hawk’s-beard	Asterales: Asteraceae	Flora of the British Isles, Clapham, A.R., Tutin, T.G. & Moore, D.M., 1985	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Orobanchaceae/Orobanche minor var. compositarum/	Orobanche minor var. compositarum	a common broomrape		underground	tuber		Foodplant / parasite			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Crepis capillaris/	Crepis capillaris	smooth hawk’s-beard			root		Major
(underground)		underground tuber parasitises root			Hypochaeris radicata	Cat’s Ear, Cat’s-ear	Asterales: Asteraceae	Flora of the British Isles, Clapham, A.R., Tutin, T.G. & Moore, D.M., 1985	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Orobanchaceae/Orobanche minor var. compositarum/	Orobanche minor var. compositarum	a common broomrape		underground	tuber		Foodplant / parasite			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Hypochaeris radicata/	Hypochaeris radicata	cat’s ear, cat's-ear			root		Major

Author & Year	Title	Source
Clapham, A.R., Tutin, T.G. & Moore, D.M., 1985	Flora of the British Isles	3 edition, 688pp, Cambridge University Press
Stace, C., 1997	New Flora of the British Isles (Ed 2)	Second edition edition, 1130pp, Cambridge University Press

Orobanche minor var compositarum (a common broomrape) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Orobanche minor
(Common Broomrape)

Orobanche minor var compositarum (a common broomrape) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Orobanche
(broomrapes)

OROBANCHACEAE
(eyebrights, cow-wheats, louseworts & broomrapes)

EU-DICOTS
(dicotyledonous flowering plants)

MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)

TRACHEOPHYTA
(vascular plants)

PLANTAE
(plants)

Herbaceous Plants
(herbaceous plants)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Variety	Orobanche minor var compositarum (a common broomrape)
Species	Orobanche minor (Common Broomrape)
Genus	Orobanche (broomrapes)
Family	OROBANCHACEAE (eyebrights, cow-wheats, louseworts & broomrapes)
Order	LAMIALES (dead-nettles, eye-brights, foxgloves and speedwells)
Subclass	EU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
Class	MAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
Phylum	TRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
Kingdom	PLANTAE (plants)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Orobanche minor var compositarum is also a member of:
Herbaceous Plants - herbaceous plants (via Orobanchaceae)

NBN

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Orobanche minor var compositarum (a common broomrape)

Orobanche minor var compositarum (a common broomrape) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Orobanche minor
(Common Broomrape)

Orobanche
(broomrapes)

MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)

TRACHEOPHYTA
(vascular plants)

PLANTAE
(plants)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Orobanche minor var compositarum (a common broomrape):

Orobanche minor
(Common Broomrape)

Orobanche
(broomrapes)

MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)

TRACHEOPHYTA
(vascular plants)

PLANTAE
(plants)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

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