ヤセウツボ common broomrape

　葉緑素を持たないので色は褐色、そして、その姿とともに、なんとなく不気味さを感じさせる外来の寄生植物です。牧草に混じって日本に伝わり、生態系に害を与えると見做されています。

　It has no chlorophyll, so it is brown, and with its appearance, it is a nonnative parasitic plant that makes you feel weird. It was unintentionally mixed into pasturage and was imported to Japan. And it is considered to be environmentally harmful.