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Field Notes

Description:

Found at muddy branch park growing at base of tree.

Species ID Suggestions

Bear corn
L Ledford
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Comments (2)
KristalWatrous
This is Conopholis americana, a parasitic plant commonly known as bear corn, squaw root or American cancer-root (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conopholis_americana). You caught the inflorescence after flower, with swollen fruits (the corn-looking stuff). This plant takes nutrients from nearby trees rather than photosynthesizing.
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PublishedJune 5, 2011

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