Conopholis is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Orobanchaceae. Species Conopholis alpina, alpine cancer-root Conopholis alpina var. mexicana, Mexican cancer-root Conopholis americana, American cancer-root or squawroot. In the American Blue Ridge Mountains, C. americana is called "bear corn" because it resembles an ear of corn. References External links USDA Plants Profile for Conopholis (cancer-root) Orobanchaceae Orobanchaceae genera Taxa named by Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Wallroth