Cistanche sp. (Cistanche)

Cistanche sp. (Cistanche) purple and yellow flower close up emerging from dry sandy soil
Cistanche salsa

Botanical name: Cistanche sp.

Common name: Cistanche

Family: Orobanchaceae

Origin: Asia

Small plant 2-5 ftFull sunDry conditionsYellow, orange flowersBlue, lavender, purple flowersWhite, off-white flowersPink flowersEthnomedical plant. Plants marked as ethnomedical and/or described as medicinal, are not offered as medicine but rather as ornamentals or plant collectibles. Ethnomedical statements / products have not been evaluated by the FDA and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. We urge all customers to consult a physician before using any supplements, herbals or medicines advertised here or elsewhere.

Cistanche is a worldwide genus of holoparasitic desert plants. They lack chlorophyll and obtain nutrients and water from the host plants whose roots they parasitize.


Cistanche sp. (Cistanche) yellow flower close up with many small buds on tall spike
Cistanche tubulosa
Cistanche sp. (Cistanche) yellow flower close up growing from dry rocky soil
Cistanche tubulosa
Cistanche sp. (Cistanche) yellow and brown flower spikes emerging from sandy ground in desert.
Cistanche tubulosa
Cistanche sp. (Cistanche) purple yellow flower cluster close up on sandy ground surface
Cistanche salsa


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