Conopholis alpina: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Lamiales
- Family
- Orobanchaceae
- Genus
- Conopholis
- Species
- Conopholis alpina
- Scientific Name
- Conopholis alpina
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Conopholis alpina
Conopholis alpina, known as the alpine cancer-root, is an achlorophyllous (lacking chlorophyll), root parasitic plant (holoparasite).
It is native to Northern Mexico, and to the Southwestern United States in New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, and Texas.
- Varieties
- Conopholis alpina var. mexicana — Mexican cancer-root.
Conopholis alpina in languages:
- English
- alpine cancer-root
- English
- Mexican cancer-root
- English
- bear corn
Images from inaturalist.org observations:
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