Orobanche uniflora L.
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Orobanchaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Parasitic on many kinds of plants; proper stem 1–3(–5) cm, all or mostly underground, with a few overlapping, oblong-obovate, glabrous, blunt or apiculate scales; pedicels 1–3, 6–20 cm, erect, finely glandular-hairy, without bractlets, each with a single white to violet fl 2 cm; cal-lobes 5, about equal, triangular-acuminate, slightly longer than the tube; 2n=36, 48, 72. Moist woods and streambanks; Nf. and Que. to Yukon, s. to Fla. and Calif. Our plants are var. uniflora. (Thalesia u.; Anoplanthus u.)
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Common Names
cancer-root