Biology:Conopholis

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants belonging to the broomrape family

Conopholis
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Conopholis alpina
Scientific classification e
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

  • 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

  1. Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). "PLANTS Profile, Conopholis americana". The PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture. http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=CONOP. Retrieved 2008-04-13. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q149595 entry