Description: Broomrapes (of which the Red Broomrape is the commonest in Northern Ireland) are all parasitic plants, attaching themselves to the roots of a host species, in this case, the roots of ivy.

Although ivy is a very common and widespread species, this parasite is rare, and almost confined to County Fermanagh (one recently discovered site on the Antrim Coast).

All names: Orobanche hederae Duby

Distribution Map from NBN: Orobanche hederae at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Orobanche hederae at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.