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Epifagus americana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Orobanchaceae
Genus: Epifagus
Species: E. americana
Binomial name
Epifagus americana
Nutt.
Synonyms
  • Epiphegus americana (Nutt.)
  • Epifagus virginiana (L.) W. Bartram)
  • Leptamnium virginianum (L.) Raf.)


Common names; Beech drops, Beech-drops, Beechdrops

Epifagus americana is a parasitic plant which grows on the roots of beeches.

[edit] Description

Beechdrops lack both leaves and chlorophyll, they only have small pinkish flowers that are hard to distinct from the rest of the plant[1]. The flowers can be either cleistogamous or chasmogamous, while the chasmogamous flowers are located near the tips of the stems the cleistogamous flowers are located closer to the stems base.

[edit] Distribution

In the northern hemisphere it flowers between August and October. It is a parasitic plant and must be located near its host which is the Beech Tree.

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Epifagus virginiana (L.) Bart.". http://www.missouriplants.com/Pinkalt/Epifagus_virginiana_page.html. Retrieved 2008-10-22. 





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