Orobanchaceae

(or-o-ban-KAY-see-ee)
– a family in the Lamiales order –

Here in the St. Louis Area, we have 9 not-too-obscure plants that are in the “Parasite” Family. They’re all parasitic, and are identified below as being either partly (Hemi) or fully (Holo) parasitic:

[CC] = Coefficient of Conservatism