Orobanche reticulata is a species of broomrape known by the common name thistle broomrape. Tozzia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants within the broomrape family Orobanchaceae. Orobanche californica, known by the common name California broomrape, is a species of broomrape. The site features a Schedule 8 protected plant, thistle broomrape. There is a nationally rare plant, purple broomrape, in calcareous grassland on the clifftop. Orobanche crenata is a species of broomrape, commonly known as bean broomrape. In heavily infested areas, branched broomrape can cause total crop failure. Once attached to a host, the broomrape robs its host of water and nutrients. In 1998 the Broomrape Conservation Workshop was actively monitoring "O. reticulata" across Yorkshire. Broomrape seedlings put out a root-like growth, which attaches to the roots of nearby hosts. Orobanche rapum-genistae, the greater broomrape, is a plant species in the genus "Orobanche".