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bugseed
Scientific Name: Corispermum
Family: Chenopodiaceae
Category: Dicot
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Bugseed
The name "Bugseed" is used as a common name for plants belonging to the following genera:
- Corispermum (family Chenopodiaceae)
- Dicoria canescens (family Asteraceae)
Corispermum
Corispermum is a genus that includes an herb, especially Corispermum hyssopifolium, which is a fleshy annual with flat, oval seeds and is considered a common weed.
Distribution and Habitat- One species, Corispermum americanum (American bugseed), is found in North America.
- Two other species, Corispermum ochotense (Alaskan Bugseed) and Corispermum pallasii (Pallas Bugseed), are found in Canada and Alaska and are also considered native to eastern Asia.
- Plants of the Corispermum genus are often sparsely to densely stellate-hairy, usually branched from the base.
- They are described as summer annuals, growing to about 6-20 inches tall with occasional to frequent branching.
- They are usually ascending or erect.
Dicoria canescens
No specific information about the plant's characteristics, distribution, or habitat are mentioned in the text.
Further Information- Specimens are archived in museum herbaria.