Cistanche: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Lamiales
Family: Orobanchaceae
Genus: Cistanche
Species
Scientific Name: Cistanche

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Cistanche

Cistanche is a Eurasian and African genus of holoparasitic desert plants in the family Orobanchaceae. They lack chlorophyll and obtain nutrients and water from the host plants whose roots they parasitize. They are often known as desert hyacinths.

Cistanche in languages:

Chinese: 肉蓯蓉屬
Czech: cistanche
French: Cistanches
Russian: Цистанхе

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