One-Flowered Cancer Root

Aphyllon uniflorum

The one-flowered cancer root is an annual parasitic herbaceous plant. It is native to much of North America, where it is a parasitic plant, tapping nutrients from many other species of plants, including those in the families Asteraceae and Saxifragaceae and in the genus Sedum.
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Naming

The "broom" might refer to the plant's shape while "rape" might refer to the lumps that are on its roots.

The name "orobanche" can be translated to "vetch-strangler" and "uniflora" can be translated to "single-flower".

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderLamiales
FamilyOrobanchaceae
GenusAphyllon
SpeciesAphyllon uniflorum
Photographed in
United States of America