Phtheirospermum

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Phtheirospermum

Description Phtheirospermum is a genus of flowering plants that belongs to the family Orobanchaceae. It consists of around 20 species of herbaceous plants that are native to Asia and Europe. The name Phtheirospermum comes from the Greek word ‘phtheiro’, which means to waste away, and ‘spermum’, which means seed, referring to the small and inconspicuous seeds of the plant. Taxonomic…