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

Conopholis americana
Species
- Conopholis alpina, alpine cancer-root
- Conopholis alpina var. mexicana, Mexican cancer-root
 
- Conopholis americana, American cancer-root or squawroot. In the American Blue Ridge Mountains, C. americana is called "bear corn" because it resembles an ear of corn.
References
- ↑ Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). "PLANTS Profile, Conopholis americana". The PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2008-04-13.
External links
- USDA Plants Profile for Conopholis (cancer-root)
- "Conopholis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2008-04-13.
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