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Your search found 5 taxa in the family Orobanchaceae, Broomrape family, as understood by PLANTS National Database.
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Common Name:
Beechdrops
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Epifagus virginiana FAMILY: Orobanchaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Epifagus virginiana FAMILY: Orobanchaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Epifagus virginiana 169-01-001 FAMILY: Orobanchaceae
Look for it in moist to rather dry forests under Fagus grandifolia
Common (uncommon in GA Coastal Plain)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Squawroot, Bearcorn
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Conopholis americana FAMILY: Orobanchaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Conopholis americana FAMILY: Orobanchaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Conopholis americana 169-02-001 FAMILY: Orobanchaceae
Look for it in rich moist forests, under Quercus species
Common in Mountains, uncommon or rare elsewhere
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
One-flowered Cancer-root, One-flowered Broomrape
Weakley's Flora: (5/21/15) Aphyllon uniflorum FAMILY: Orobanchaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Orobanche uniflora FAMILY: Orobanchaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Orobanche uniflora 169-03-001 FAMILY: Orobanchaceae
Look for it in a wide diversity of forests
Uncommon in NC (but common in NC Mtns), rare in GA-SC (but uncommon in GA Mtns)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name: Lesser Broomrape, Small Broomrape
Weakley's Flora: (5/21/15) Orobanche minor FAMILY: Orobanchaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Orobanche minor FAMILY: Orobanchaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Orobanche minor 169-03-002 FAMILY: Orobanchaceae
Look for it on mesic hammocks, in cultivated fields, parasitic on various hosts, especially Trifolium, Nicotiana tabacum, and Solanum lycopersicum
Rare
Non-native: Eurasia
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Common Name: Branching Broomrape, Hemp Broomrape, Branched Broomrape
Weakley's Flora: (5/21/15) Phelipanche ramosa FAMILY: Orobanchaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Orobanche ramosa FAMILY: Orobanchaceae
Look for it in disturbed areas
Waif(s)
Non-native: Asia
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