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Conopholis
Conopholis
is a small
genus
of
flowering plants
in the
family
Orobanchaceae
.
Species
Conopholis
alpina
,
alpine cancer-root
*
Conopholis alpina
var.
mexicana
,
Mexican cancer-root
Conopholis
americana
,
American cancer-root
or
squawroot
. In
the American
Blue Ridge Mountains
,
C. americana
is called "bear corn" because it resembles an
ear of corn
.