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Orobanche minor / Yaseutsubo ヤセウツボ

Orobanche minor, a naturalized annual herb of 15-40cm in height, originating in Europe or Africa, is parasitic on plants in the Fabaceae like Trifolium repens. The whole plant is light yellow-brown, with dense glandular hairs throughout, and stems that have degenerated into sparse, leaf-like scales. Flowers are delicate, yellow-brown, 1.2-1.5cm long, attaching at the bases of the rankings; upper lips are shallowly split into two, and the lower lips into three, with irregular notches. The sepals' tips extend long in a tail-like manner. Bloom time: May-June.