| Conopholis americana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Orobanchaceae |
| Genus: | Conopholis |
| Species: | C. americana
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| Binomial name | |
| Conopholis americana | |
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| Range of Conopholis americana | |
| Synonyms | |
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Orobanche americana L.[2] | |
Conopholis americana, the American cancer-root, bumeh or bear corn, is a perennial,[3] non-photosynthesizing (or "achlorophyllous") parasitic plant. It is from the family Orobanchaceae and more recently from the genus Conopholis but also listed as Orobanche, native but not endemic to North America. When blooming, it resembles a pine cone or cob of corn growing from the roots of mostly oak and beech trees.[4][5]
- ^ Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). "PLANTS Profile, Conopholis americana". The PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2008-04-13.
- ^ "Conopholis americana". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2008-04-13.
- ^ David Ketzner and Jeanne Karnes. "ILPIN INFORMATION ON Conopholis americana". ILLINOIS PLANT INFORMATION NETWORK. United States Forest Service. Retrieved 2008-04-13.
- ^ Grafton, Emily. "Beech Drops" (PDF). PNPS Notes Quarter #4. 8. Pennsylvania Native Plant Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 21, 2007. Retrieved 2008-04-10.
- ^ C. Vandaveer (2005-06-27). "Plant of the Week". Archived from the original on 2007-10-24. Retrieved 2008-04-10.