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Eric Hunt. (a group admin) says:
24 Jun 09 - Welcome! We look forward to seeing your shots of plants in the Orobanchaceae.

I've promoted a few of you to Administrator whom I know have great collections of Orobanchaceae in your photostreams. That's primarily so your contributions to the pool don't get stuck in the Moderation Queue. If you check in and approve photos in the queue as well, bonus! No expectations that you will - it will be a pleasant treat if you do!

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Title Author Replies Latest Post
ID help for central Texas Castilleja (?) TSweetman 1 3 weeks ago
Canadian Castillejas Mark Egger 0 4 months ago
Updated Classification of the Lamiales, including Orobanchaceae Mark Egger 1 10 months ago
Newer genera in Orobanchaceae? plant collector 2 12 months ago
Numerous Castilleja names restored in Jepson Manual 2nd Ed. Mark Egger 2 16 months ago
New group for photos of Calceolaria Mark Egger 0 18 months ago

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About Orobanchaceae

This is the place for all of your photos of plants in the Orobanchaceae family. This group uses the new, expanded definition that includes Castilleja.

Thanks to Mark Egger for putting together this quick guide to Orobanchaceae and the most likely genera to be encountered:

As defined by molecular studies over the past decade or so and confirmed by morphology, the modern conception of the Orobanchaceae includes both the holoparasitic (non-photosynthetic), traditional Orobanchaceae genera, as well as the hemiparasitic (photosynthetic) genera formerly included in the "grab-bag" family, Scrophulariaceae. The genera of the "new" Orobanchaceae, based on DNA studies by Olmstead, Matthews, Tank, Wolfe and others include the following large and well known genera, all suitable for posting here:

Agalinis
Alectra
Aureolaria
Bartsia
Boshniakia
Buchnera
Castilleja (including Clevelandia, Gentrya, and Ophiocephala)
Chloropyron
Cistanche
Conopolis
Cordylanthus
Dicranostegia
Euphrasia
Harveya
Hyobanche
Lamourouxia
Melampyrum
Odonites
Orobanche
Orthocarpus
Pedicularis (the largest genus in the family)
Rhinanthus
Seymeria
Sophubia
Striga
Triphysaria
Lindenbergia

The most recent and complete listing of genera, including a fairly long list of minor genera, can be found in the following downloadable PDF file:

my-plant.org/sites/default/files/lamiales_classn.v.2.2_0.pdf

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