Biology:Conopholis alpina

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Conopholis alpina
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Secure (NatureServe)
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Orobanchaceae
Genus: Conopholis
Species:
C. alpina
Binomial name
Conopholis alpina
Liebm.

Conopholis alpina, known as the alpine cancer-root, is an achlorophyllous (lacking chlorophyll), root parasitic plant (holoparasite).

It is native to Northern Mexico, and to the Southwestern United States in New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, and Texas .[1]

Varieties
  • Conopholis alpina var. mexicana — Mexican cancer-root.[2]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2993531 entry