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American Cancer Root

Conopholis americana

Description:

Also know as squawroot or bear corn, this plant is a perennial, non-photosynthesizing, parasitic plant, from the family Orobanchaceae and more recently from the genus Conopholis but also listed as Orobanche, native but not endemic to North America and when blooming, resembles a pine cone or cob of corn growing from the roots of mostly oak and beech trees

Habitat:

Near mountain oak forest and lake.

Notes:

Found this plant and several others growing some distance from any oak trees. They may be feeding on the trees roots but my estamate is the nearest tree was approx. 15 yards away.

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2 Comments

BudShinall
BudShinall 11 years ago

Thanks, I noticed it looked out of place. They are mostly found much closer to the trees.

annorion
annorion 11 years ago

Interesting spotting!

BudShinall
Spotted by
BudShinall

Virginia, USA

Spotted on Apr 1, 2012
Submitted on Apr 24, 2012

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