Conopholis

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

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

Species

  • 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

  1. ^ NRCS. "Conopholis americana". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 2008-04-13.


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