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Russian bugseed
Scientific Name: Corispermum ochotense
Family: Chenopodiaceae
Category: Dicot
Growth: Forb/herb
Duration: Annual
Other Names:
Corispermum ochotense
Corispermum ochotense, commonly known as Russian bugseed, is a plant species belonging to the genus Corispermum.
Common Names
- Russian bugseed
- Okhotian bugseed
- Alaskan bugseed
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Genus: Corispermum
- Species: ochotense
- Family: Chenopodiaceae / Amaranthaceae (Note: Text lists both)
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Taxonomic Status: Accepted species, Variety (Corispermum ochotense var. ochotense)
- Synonym: Variety, Corispermum ochotense var. ochotense Ignatov
Distribution and Habitat
- Found in Canada and Alaska.
- Native to the Russian Arctic (Implied by name and reference to the Flora of the Russian Arctic).
Ecological Role
- May be outcompeted by exotic weeds like Russian thistle and Lamb's quarters.
- Tumbleweed forms of some *Corispermum* species are known.
Related Species
- Corispermum pallasii (Siberian bugseed)
- Corispermum hookeri var. hookeri (Hooker's bugseed, Pale bugseed)
- Corispermum americanum (American bugseed)
Further Information
- TERMIUM (Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic data bank)