leechbrush

Nestronia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Santalaceae containing the single species Nestronia umbellula. This plant which is known by the common names leechbrush, nestronia, conjurer's-nut, and Indian olive. A native to the piedmont of the southeastern United States, it usually occurs in isolated clonal colonies of all male or all female plants.

A rare small rhizomatous shrub, Nestronia is a hemiparasite on the roots of oaks and other hardwoods, as well as pines. Generally less than 1 meter (3 ft 3 in) tall, Nestronia has opposite leaves and branches, with inconspicuous yellow-green flowers having 4 or 5 petal-like sepals. The rare fruit is a yellow drupe containing one seed.