Botany
Leptorhabdos is a monotypic genus of flowering plants, initially classified in Scrophulariaceae, and now within the broomrape family Orobanchaceae. It contains a single species, Leptorhabdos parviflora. It thrives in steppes, rivers, and lake banks, from Caucasus and Iran to Central Asia and Himalayas.
Arctium.
Arboretum at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
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