The Vascular Plants of Iowa

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Group Name:
Angiosperms: Dicotyledons
Family Name:
Orobanchaceae
Genus:
Conopholis Wallr. Wallr.
Species:
Conopholis americana (L.) Wallr.
Species Common Name:
Cancer-root, squaw-root
Habitat:
Parasitic on roots of oak trees
Abundance and Distribution:
Rare northeast: Allamakee County
Origin:
Native
Iowa and Its Flora:
More information about plants of Paleozoic Plateau: Very Rare Species
Link to this record:
http://uipress.lib.uiowa.edu/vpi/DetailsPage.aspx?species_id=SPEd1e9095