Conopholis alpina, known as the alpine cancer-root, is an achlorophyllous (lacking chlorophyll), root parasitic plant (holoparasite).
It is native to Northern Mexico, and to the Southwestern United States in New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, and Texas.[1]
Conopholis alpina, known as the alpine cancer-root, is an achlorophyllous (lacking chlorophyll), root parasitic plant (holoparasite).
It is native to Northern Mexico, and to the Southwestern United States in New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, and Texas.
Varieties Conopholis alpina var. mexicana — Mexican cancer-root.
