Conopholis
| Conopholis | |
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| Conopholis alpina | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Orobanchaceae |
| Tribe: | Orobancheae |
| Genus: | Conopholis Wallr.[1] |
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Conopholis is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Orobanchaceae.
Species
[edit]- 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
[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.
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