Family:

Orobanchaceae

Habitat:

Cultivated land, roadsides

Growth habit:

Herbaceous, parasitic (root parasite)

Plant size:

10 - 20 cm tall

Flower colour:

blue - violet

Flowering time

April - September

Leaf characteristics:

scale leaves, brownish, reddish

Flower characteristics:

Flowers in spikes; each with one supporting leaf and 2 adjacent bracts, 4-toothed calyx, 2-lipped corolla

Fruits:

two-leaved, compartmentalised, dry-opening scattered capsules

Special features:

Stem with glandular hairs, plant practically chlorophyll-free