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Clover Broomrape (Orobanche minor) in the United States

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

Cecil C. Frost  and
Lytton J. Musselman
Cecil C. Frost
Affiliation:
North Carolina Dep. Natural Resources and Community Development, P.O. Box 147, Gatesville, NC 27938
Lytton J. Musselman
Affiliation:
Dep. Biol. Sci., Old Dominion Univ., Norfolk, VA 23508
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Abstract

Based on an herbarium survey, clover broomrape (Orobanche minor J. E. Smith) was found to have an 116 yr history in the United States. It has been collected 98 times in a total of 32 counties in 12 states and the District of Columbia, and it appears to have become established in seaports and along railroads. It most commonly parasitizes red and white clover, but also burley tobacco, carrots, and several species of ornamental shrubs and herbs. Distribution of clover broomrape indicates either a pattern of repeated introductions from foreign sources, or a persistence in areas where the parasite has become established. While not presently a significant threat, the potential for damage to crops of economic importance cannot be ruled out. The flowers are autogamous.

Keywords

Parasitic weeddistributional historyintroduced weedautogamy
Type
Research Article
Information
Weed Science , Volume 28 , Issue 1 , January 1980 , pp. 119 - 122
Copyright
Copyright © 1980 by the Weed Science Society of America 

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