PLANTS Profile for Conopholis americana (American cancer-root)

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PLANTS Profile

Conopholis americana (L.) Wallr.
American cancer-root

Symbol:

COAM

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Orobanchaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Conopholis americana (L.) Wallr.

©Thomas G. Barnes. Barnes, T.G., and S.W. Francis. 2004. Wildflowers and ferns of Kentucky. University Press of Kentucky. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Conopholis americana (L.) Wallr.

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Synonyms:
Conopholis americana (L.) Wallr.

ORAM

Orobanche americana L.

Distribution:
Conopholis americana (L.) Wallr.


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (MB, NS, ON, QC)

Related Taxa:
Conopholis americana (L.) Wallr.

View 5 genera in Orobanchaceae, 2 species in Conopholis

Classification:
Conopholis americana (L.) Wallr.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Scrophulariales
Family	Orobanchaceae – Broom-rape family
Genus	Conopholis Wallr. – cancer-root
Species	Conopholis americana (L.) Wallr. – American cancer-root

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Conopholis americana (L.) Wallr.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

New Hampshire:
squaw-root		Threatened
New York:
squawroot		Exploitably Vulnerable
Rhode Island:
squaw-root		Special Concern

More Accounts and Images:
Conopholis americana (L.) Wallr.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 34274.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 10/26/2008 10:39 PM MDT