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Orobanche lycoctoni Rhiner, prezrta vrsta pojalnikov 
v srednjeevropski flori
Orobanche lycoctoni Rhiner, a neglected broomrape species 
of the Central European flora
ge r a l d M. S c h n e e w e i S S
1
 , Bo ž o Fr a j M a n
2
 & i g o r Da k S k o b l e r
3
1
  Department of Biogeography and Botanical Garden, University of Vienna, 
Rennweg 14, A-1030 Vienna, Austria.
2
  Oddelek za biologijo, Biotehniška fakulteta, Univerza v Ljubljani, Večna pot 111, 
SI-1000 Ljubljana; bozo.frajman@bf.uni-lj.si.
3
  Biološki inštitut Jovana Hadžija, ZRC-SAZU, Novi trg 5, SI-1000 Ljubljana, 
Slovenia.
Orobanche lycoctoni Rhiner is a poorly known species described from eastern 
Switzerland, which is not closely related to O. flava Mart. ex F.W. Schultz, as previously 
thought, but instead constitutes a separate lineage with unclear relationships to other 
broomrapes. Here, we report on its occurrence in the Julian Alps (Slovenia), thus significantly 
extending its known distribution area (Cantabrian mountains and Glarner Alps). We provide 
a detailed a phytocoenological characterization of this species inferred from these newly 
found localities. This species differs from O. flava mainly by its yellow-whitish colour, 
corolla curvature, glabrous corolla lobes, rather disc-like (instead of bilobed) stigma, and 
the host plant Aconitum lycoctonum L.
g e r a l d M. Sc h n e e w e i S S eT al.: Orobanche lycoctoni…