Scientific Name
Epifagus virginiana

Common Name
Beech-drops
Life Cycle: --

Height: 6 to 18 inches
Flower/fruit: Yellowish, reddish or brown flowers in axils of scattered, dry scales
Flowering Season: Late summer into fall
Foliage: Scale-like leaves without green pigments; many-branched brownish tan to purplish stems arise from a thick, scaly base
Site: Parasitic; only grows under beech trees
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