Botany

Conopholis americana

Conopholis americana, the American cancer-root, bumeh or squawroot or bear corn, is a perennial, non-photosynthesizing (or "achlorophyllous") parasitic plant. It is from the family Orobanchaceae and more recently from the genus Conopholis but also listed as Orobanche, native but not endemic to North America. When blooming, it resembles a pine cone or cob of corn growing from the roots of mostly oak and beech trees.

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See also

• ▸Elephantopus carolinianus
• ▸Hùng king
• ▸Dracontioides

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