Epifagus americana
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| Epifagus americana | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Orobanchaceae |
| Genus: | Epifagus |
| Species: | E. americana |
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| Epifagus americana Nutt. |
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Common names; Beech drops, Beech-drops, Beechdrops
Epifagus americana is a parasitic plant which grows on the roots of beeches.
[edit] Description
Beechdrops lack both leaves and chlorophyll, they only have small pinkish flowers that are hard to distinguish from the rest of the plant.[1] The flowers can be either cleistogamous or chasmogamous, while the chasmogamous flowers are located near the tips of the stems the cleistogamous flowers are located closer to the stems base.
[edit] Distribution
In the northern hemisphere it flowers between August and October. It is a parasitic plant and must be located near its host which is the Beech Tree.
[edit] References
- ^ "Epifagus virginiana (L.) Bart.". http://www.missouriplants.com/Pinkalt/Epifagus_virginiana_page.html. Retrieved 2008-10-22.
- Blanchan, Neltje (2002). Wild Flowers: An Aid to Knowledge of Our Wild Flowers and Their Insect Visitors.. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/3003.
- Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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