broomrape
noun
broom·rape
ˈbrüm-ˌrāp 
ˈbru̇m-
: any of a genus (Orobanche of the family Orobanchaceae, the broomrape family) of herbs that have leaves modified to scales and that grow as parasites on the roots of other plants
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Tom Underwood, a volunteer with the Rare Plant Monitoring Program, identified the plant as a clustered broomrape (Orobanche fasciculata), the DNR wrote in its 2022 Annual Report.
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Sydney Borchers, Fox News, 15 May 2023
Rare plants, like the clustered broomrape, have a lot of value in Wisconsin.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 9 May 2023
The plant bears some of the least attractive common names in the plant kingdom: Some know it as naked broomrape.
—New York Times, 13 June 2018
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Sydney Borchers, Fox News, 15 May 2023
Rare plants, like the clustered broomrape, have a lot of value in Wisconsin.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 9 May 2023
The plant bears some of the least attractive common names in the plant kingdom: Some know it as naked broomrape.
—New York Times, 13 June 2018
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“Broomrape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/broomrape. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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