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Epifagus virginiana

Common name:		Family:	Orobanchaceae
Author:	(L.)Barton.	Botanical references:
Synonyms:
Known Hazards:	None known
Range:	Eastern N. America
Habitat:	Not known
Edibility Rating (1-5):	0	Medicinal Rating (1-5):	0

Other Possible Synonyms:	From various places across the web, may not be correct. See below.
	E. virginianum[Sngs] Leptamnium virginianum[B,P] Orobanche virginiana[H]
Other Common Names:	From various places around the Web, may not be correct. See below.
	Beech Drops [H,S], Beechdrops [B,P], Broom Rape [H], Cancer Root [H], Cancerroot [E],
Systematics:	From a USDA Plants Database
	Order: Scrophulariales. Broom-rape family
Other Range Info:	From the Ethnobotany Database
	Us(Amerindian)

Physical Characteristics

. . The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs). We rate it 0/5 for edibility and 0/5 for medicinal use.

The plant prefers light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. The plant prefers acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It requires moist soil.

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal Uses

Disclaimer

None known

Other Uses

None known

Cultivation details

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Propagation

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Web References

[H] Details of Scandanavian and European Common names in Henriette's names database
[E] Ethnobotany Data (common names, uses, countries) from the Ethnobotany Database.
[B] Data (Latin & Common names, other references) from the BONAP's Synonymized Checklist of the Vascular Flora of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
[P] Data. (uses, distribution, wetland) from the USDA'a Plants database.

References for Epifagus virginianum (a possible synonym).

[S] Illustration from the Southwest School of Botanical Medicine

References for Orobanche virginiana (a possible synonym).

[H] Details of Scandanavian and European Common names in Henriette's names database

References for the family Orobanchaceae.

[CHINA] Data Very detailed botanical/identification info. from the Flora of China.

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References

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