Epifagus americana

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Epifagus americana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Lamiales
Family: Orobanchaceae
Genus: Epifagus
Species: E. americana
Binomial name
Epifagus americana
Nutt.

Epifagus americana (Beech drops, Beech-drops; syn. Epiphegus americana Nutt., Epifagus virginiana (L.) Bart.) is a parasitic plant which grows on the roots of beeches.

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