FOIBIS

Species Details -
Conopholis americana (L.) Wallr.  

Accepted name: Conopholis americana (L.) Wallr.  
Synonym(s): -Orobanche   americana   L.    
English names: Cancer-root
Squawroot
French names: Conopholis d'Amérique
Classification: Kingdom:  Plantae
Divison:   Magnoliophyta
Class:   Magnoliopsida
Order:   Scrophulariales
Family:   Orobanchaceae
OPL Code: HCONAM
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998)
Lifeform: 2
Lifecycle: P
Source database: FOIBIS, June 2005-2012
Floristic Affinities: -
Distribution: -
Ecosystem:
Microhabitat:
Ethnobotanical Notes: Used as a medicine in cancer(2).
Key Characters: -

Species Codes
NRVIS ID
156000
General Status
OMNR Status
COSEWIC
SRANK
S4?
GRANK
G5
Med Flag
Bayer Codes
CFHAM
 


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