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Conopholis

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Conopholis
Conopholis alpina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Orobanchaceae
Tribe: Orobancheae
Genus: Conopholis
Wallr.[1]
Species

Conopholis is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Orobanchaceae.

Conopholis americana

Species

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  • Conopholis alpina, alpine cancer-root
    • Conopholis alpina var. mexicana, Mexican cancer-root.
  • Conopholis americana, American cancer-root. In the American Blue Ridge Mountains, C. americana is called "bear corn" because it resembles an ear of corn.

References

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  1. ^ Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). "PLANTS Profile, Conopholis americana". The PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2008-04-13.
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