Epifagus virginiana

Beechdrops

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Family: Orobanchaceae (Broomrape family)

Mid-Atlantic bloom time: September - November

Beechdrops lacks chlorophyll and is parasitic on American Beech trees, so it is only found near beech trees.




7 October 2015
Fraser Preserve, Great Falls, VA
6 September 2018
Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve, Haymarket, VA
6 September 2018
Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve, Haymarket, VA
4 September 2021
Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve, Haymarket, VA
4 September 2021
Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve, Haymarket, VA
     




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