PLANTS Profile for Conopholis alpina var. mexicana (Mexican cancer-root)

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PLANTS Profile

Conopholis alpina Liebm. var. mexicana (A. Gray ex S. Watson) Haynes
Mexican cancer-root

Symbol:

COALM

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Orobanchaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Forb/herb

L48

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Conopholis mexicana

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Conopholis alpina Liebm. var. mexicana (A. Gray ex S. Watson) Haynes

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Synonyms:
Conopholis alpina Liebm. var. mexicana (A. Gray ex S. Watson) Haynes

	COME7	Conopholis mexicana A. Gray ex S. Watson
	ORMUX	Orobanche multiflora Nutt. var. xanthochroa (A. Nelson & Cockerell) Munz
	ORXA	Orobanche xanthochroa A. Nelson & Cockerell

Distribution:
Conopholis alpina Liebm. var. mexicana (A. Gray ex S. Watson) Haynes


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Related Taxa:
Conopholis alpina Liebm. var. mexicana (A. Gray ex S. Watson) Haynes

Classification:
Conopholis alpina Liebm. var. mexicana (A. Gray ex S. Watson) Haynes

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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 alpina Liebm. – alpine cancer-root
Variety	Conopholis alpina Liebm. var. mexicana (A. Gray ex S. Watson) Haynes – Mexican cancer-root

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Conopholis alpina Liebm. var. mexicana (A. Gray ex S. Watson) Haynes

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 527473.

Time Generated: 06/19/2013 01:54 PM CDT