Beechdrops
Scientific Name: Epifagus virginiana
Non-photosynthesizing, parasitic plant, having neither leaves nor chlorophyll. Grows and subsists on the roots of beech trees. Member of the parasitic Broomrape family (Orobanchaceae).
Beechdrops
Scientific Name: Epifagus virginiana
Beechdrops
| Genus species: | Epifagus virginiana | |||||||||||
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| Common Name: | Beechdrops | |||||||||||
| Family Name: | Orobanchaceae 
Non-green (lack chlorophyll), root-parasitic (on the roots of deciduous trees), perennial herbs; leaves alternate or densely overlapping, scalelike; flowers mostly bisexual, irregular, solitary or in spikes; fruit a capsule. | |||||||||||
| Seed Type | Angiosperm | |||||||||||
| Origin:
Native: native to North America. Non-native: not native to North America. Introduced Native: native to North America, but not Rowe Woods. * Definitions based on the USDA terminology |
Native | |||||||||||
| Category: | Wildflower | |||||||||||
| Flower Color: | White Violet/Blue | |||||||||||
| Identified by: | A. Swanson | |||||||||||
| Months in Bloom The highlighted month(s) in this chart indicates the month(s) the plant has been observed blooming. | ||||||||||||
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