GENOMES

This page provides access to parasitic plant genome assemblies generated as part of our research.

Castilleja foliolosa
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Castilleja foliolosa
Woolly Indian Paintbrush
Host range: Generalist
A hemiparasitic plant native to California and Baja California. This genome was sequenced to study strigolactone-induced haustorium formation.
Castilleja lassenensis
Photo: National Park Service (public domain)
Castilleja lassenensis
Lassen Paintbrush
Host range: Generalist
A hemiparasitic plant native to the Lassen Peak region of the southern Cascade Range in California. This genome was sequenced in response to a National Park Service request to investigate genomic divergence and resolve taxonomic controversy.
Castilleja lemmonii
Photo: Steve Matson (CC BY)
Castilleja lemmonii
Lemmon's Paintbrush
Host range: Generalist
A hemiparasitic perennial plant native to the Sierra Nevada and adjacent western Nevada. This genome was sequenced in response to a National Park Service request to investigate genomic divergence and resolve taxonomic controversy.
Castilleja parviflora
Photo: John Brew (CC BY)
Castilleja parviflora var. olympica
Olympic Mountain Paintbrush
Host range: Generalist
A hemiparasitic alpine plant of the Pacific Northwest. This assembly was generated from var. olympica, endemic to the Olympic Mountains of Washington.
Conopholis americana
Photo: Adam Schneider (CC BY)
Conopholis americana
American Cancer-root
Host range: Quercus (Fagaceae)
A holoparasitic plant of eastern North America that parasitizes the roots of oaks.
Epifagus virginiana
Photo: Nick Coley (CC BY-NC)
Epifagus virginiana
Beechdrops
Host range: Fagus (Fagaceae)
A holoparasitic plant of eastern North America that grows exclusively on the roots of American beech (Fagus grandifolia). It is a classic model for studying plastid genome reduction in parasitic plants.
Orobanche gracilis
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Orobanche gracilis
Slender Broomrape
Host range: Fabaceae
A holoparasitic plant that exclusively parasitizes members of the legume family. Features expanded protein-degrading and carbohydrate-active enzyme families.
Orobanche hederae
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Orobanche hederae
Ivy Broomrape
Host range: Araliaceae
A holoparasitic plant highly specialized to parasitize Araliaceae, mostly ivy. Despite morphological similarity to O. minor, it has a much narrower host range.
Orobanche minor
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Orobanche minor
Common Broomrape
Host range: Generalist
A holoparasitic generalist capable of parasitizing numerous host species across multiple plant families.