Orobanchaceae
Beechdrops
Epifagus virginiana
- Family
- Orobanchaceae
- Genus
- Epifagus
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Beechdrops
Synonyms
- Epifagus americana Nutt.
- Epifagus virginiana f. atropurpurea Pease
- Epifagus virginiana f. pallida Weath.
- Epifagus virginiana f. virginiana
- Epifagus virginiana var. rauana Austin
- Leptamnium virginianum Raf.
- Mylanche virginiana Wallr.
- Orobanche virginiana L.
- Orobanche virginica Hill
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Alan Rockefeller, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Tom Norton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Cy Stavros, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Cody Hough, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nash Turley, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: F. Bemmerlein-Lux, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Fritzflohrreynolds, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons ![Beechdrops: Wikimedia Commons names; Beech drops, Beech-drops, Beechdrops Epifagus americana is a parasitic plant which grows on the roots of beeches. [edit] Description Be](/plants/epifagus-virginiana/photos/f187236948bbcb51-l.webp)
Photo: Charles de Mille-Isles from Mille-Isles, Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Eric Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Lottery Discountz, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.