Conopholis americana

Conopholis americana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Orobanchaceae
Tribus: Orobancheae
Genus: Conopholis
Species: Conopholis americana

Name

Conopholis americana (L.) Wallr., 1839

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Orobanche americana L. in Mant. Pl.: 88 (1767)

Homonyms

• Conopholis americana Endl. in Iconogr. Gen. Pl.: t. 81 (1839) vide Conopholis alpina Liebm. in Förh. Skand. Naturf. Möte 1844: 184 (1847)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Eastern & Central USA Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, , Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Panamá, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin Regional: Mexico Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest Regional: Canada Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Wallr., 1839. Orobanches Generis Diaskeue [romanized] ad Carolam Mertensium. Francofurti ad Moenum : F. Wilmans. 78. 1825

Additional references

• Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2019). Flora of North America North of Mexico 17: 1-737. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Conopholis americana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 November 04. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Conopholis americana. Published online. Accessed: November 04 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Conopholis americana Accessed: 04 November 2024.
• Tropicos.org 2024. Conopholis americana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 04 November 2024.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Conopholis americana in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: American cancer-root

Vernacular names

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