Conopholis
Appearance
Conopholis | |
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Conopholis alpina | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Orobanchaceae |
Tribe: | Orobancheae |
Genus: | Conopholis Wallr.[1] |
Species | |
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Conopholis is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Orobanchaceae.
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Species
[edit]- Conopholis alpina, alpine cancer-root
- Conopholis alpina var. mexicana, Mexican cancer-root
- Conopholis americana, American cancer-root or squawroot. In the American Blue Ridge Mountains, C. americana is called "bear corn" because it resembles an ear of corn.
References
[edit]- ^ Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). "PLANTS Profile, Conopholis americana". The PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2008-04-13.
External links
[edit]- USDA Plants Profile for Conopholis (cancer-root)
- "Conopholis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2008-04-13.