Conopholis alpina, known as the alpine cancer-root, is an achlorophyllous (lacking chlorophyll), root parasitic plant (holoparasite).
It is native to Northern Mexico, and to the Southwestern United States in New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, and Texas.
Conopholis alpina was scientifically described and named in 1847 by Frederik Liebmann. It is classified in the genus Conopholis as part of the family Orobanchaceae. It has no accepted varieties, but has one in its seven heterotypic synonyms.