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Conopholis americana
American cancer-root or Bear Corn is a perennial, non-photosynthesizing (or "achlorophyllous") 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.
Oak forest.
Spotted on May 1, 2014
Submitted on May 5, 2014
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