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Russian bugseed
Scientific Name: Corispermum ochotense var. ochotense
Family: Chenopodiaceae
Category: Dicot
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Russian Bugseed (Corispermum ochotense)
The plant commonly known as Russian Bugseed is scientifically classified as Corispermum ochotense. Other common names include Okhotian Bugseed and Alaskan Bugseed. The genus Corispermum is also known by the common names bugseed and tickseed.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Genus: Corispermum
- Species: ochotense
- Family: Chenopodiaceae (now often included in Amaranthaceae)
- Taxonomic Status: Accepted species. Variety: Corispermum ochotense var. ochotense
- Synonyms: The text implies that the common name "Russian Bugseed" is a synonym for Corispermum ochotense.
Distribution and Habitat
Corispermum ochotense is found in Canada, Russia, Mongolia and China, specifically Siberia and the Russian Arctic. It is also referred to as being from Saint-P, Russian Federation. It appears this species can be found in the US also.
Ecological Role
The text mentions that the habitat of some bugseed populations may have been taken over by exotic weeds like Russian thistle and Lamb's quarters, suggesting that some Corispermum species may be vulnerable to competition from invasive plants. Russian thistle is listed as a tumbleweed form.
Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits
The text mentions that members of the genus *Corispermum* can take on a tumbleweed form.
Further Information
- TERMIUM, the Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic data bank, provides information on the plant.
- Golubintseva, V.P. 1936. The specific weeds of Siberia. In: Reverdatto, V.V., ed. Transactions of Biological Institute of Tomsk State University . V.2.
- Flora of the Russian Arctic, Volume III, includes treatments of the genus *Corispermum*.