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Hello, can you please what is this strange-looking growth coming out of the ground?
Thank you!
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strange growth coming from the ground #754382
Asked June 06, 2021, 9:16 PM EDT
Hello, can you please what is this strange-looking growth coming out of the ground?
Thank you!
Montgomery County Maryland
Expert Response
This is a parasitic plant American squawroot - Conopholis americana - which grows on roots of certain Oak varieties. Very interesting!
https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/conopholis/americana/
https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/plant-of-the-week/conopholis_americana.shtml