Conopholis americana (L.) Wallr.

Conopholis americana (L.) Wallr.. Conopholis americana, the American cancer-root, bumeh or bear corn, is a perennial, non-photosynthesizing parasitic plant. It is from the family Orobanchaceae and more recently from the genus Conopholis but also listed as Orobanche, native but not endemic to North America. When blooming, it resembles a pine cone or cob of corn growing from the roots of mostly oak and beech trees.