<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Orobanche flava is a species of Central European mountain ranges, mainly the Alps and Carpathian Mts. The paper presents the current distribution of O. flava in Poland based on a critical revision of herbarium and literature data as well as results of field investigations conducted between 1999 and 2014. The distribution of species is centered in southern Poland, mainly in the Carpathian Mts., and, sporadically, in the Sudeten Mts. The distribution of O. flava in Poland is mapped. The taxonomy, biology, and ecology are also discussed.</p></abstract>

Orobanche flava is a species of Central European mountain ranges, mainly the Alps and Carpathian Mts. The paper presents the current distribution of O. flava in Poland based on a critical revision of herbarium and literature data as well as results of field investigations conducted between 1999 and 2014. The distribution of species is centered in southern Poland, mainly in the Carpathian Mts., and, sporadically, in the Sudeten Mts. The distribution of O. flava in Poland is mapped. The taxonomy, biology, and ecology are also discussed.

Orobanche flava (Orobanchaceae) in Poland: current distribution, taxonomy, hosts and plant communities

Department of Botany, Institute of Biology, Jan Kochanowski University, Świętokrzyska 15, 25-406 Kielce, Poland

Biodiversity Research and Conservation

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Orobanche flava is a species of Central European mountain ranges, mainly the Alps and Carpathian Mts. The paper presents the current distribution of O. flava...

Orobanche flava (Orobanchaceae) in Poland: current distribution, taxonomy, hosts and plant communities

Published Online: Mar 11, 2015

Page range: 41 - 52

Received: Apr 01, 2014

Accepted: Jun 30, 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/biorc-2014-0009

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