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Home Plants tracheophyta magnoliopsida lamiales orobanchaceae Epifagus

Nutt.

1818

beechdrops

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Epifagus virginiana, commonly called beech drops (or beech-drops or beechdrops), is an obligate parasitic plant which grows and subsists on the roots of American beech. It is a member of the family Orobanchaceae. The genus Epifagus is monotypic—containing only E. virginiana. The name Epifagus derives from Greek "epi" meaning "on" or "upon", and "Fagus" which is the genus name of beech. ...read more on Wikipedia.