hemp broomrape
branched broomrape
orobanche ramosa latin

Orobanche ramosa is a species of broomrape known by the common names hemp broomrape and branching broomrape.

In heavily infested areas, branched broomrape can cause total crop failure.

Branched broomrape was found near Bowhill, South Australia in 1992, and some properties have been quarantined for more than a decade.

Egyptian broomrape and branched broomrape (O. ramosa) have infested an annual average of 2.6 million ha of crops from the Solanaceae family, including tomatoes, potatoes, and eggplant.

Branched broomrape Orobanche ramosa, native to central and southwestern Europe but widely naturalised elsewhere, is considered a major threat to crops in some areas.