Haynes Mexican cancer-root  - Conopholis alpina Leibman var. mexicana

Location/Trail:  Horton Creek Trail #285Date sighted:  5/12/2012Season:  SummerConopholis alpina var. mexicana is yellowish-white with brown highlights and cream colored flowers. This parasitic plant (lives off the nutrients it gets from the roots of woody plants - has no chlorophyl) grows as a clump of several stems usually under Ponderosa Pine, and is usually no taller than 8 inches.