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Cytinus hypocistis
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Cytinus is a genus of parasitic flowering plants. Species in this genus do not produce chlorophyll, but rely fully on its host plant. Cytinus usually parasitizes Cistus and Halimium, two genera of plants in the Cistaceae family. It has also been found on Ptilostemon chamaepeuce.
Uses
- The young C. hypocistis is cooked as an asparagus substitute and an extract has been used in herbal medicine for dysentery and throat tumors
- C. ruber is also edible and was used in folk medicine as an emmenagogue.[1]
