Cistanche sp.

Cistanche
Family: Orobanchaceae
Origin: Asia
Small plant 2-5 ft

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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 tubulosa

Cistanche salsa

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