Beechdrops
Scientific Name: Epifagus virginiana
Family: Orobanchaceae
Description: A parasitic plant with many-branched, brownish-tan stems and buff-brown or dull magenta flowers and scattered, dry stalks
Habitat: Woods, under beech trees
Range: Eastern North America
Comments: None.
Source: Indiana University Press, Field Guide to Indiana Wildflowers
Photograph: Used with permission from Patrick Alexander.
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