Morphology
''Boschniakia rossica'' grows between 6–12 inches, with two or three stems per individual. It has tall slender stalks. The roots grow horizontally from a main bulbous mass. It can vary from very dark maroon to reddish brown in color. This is a perennial plant, and flowers every summer. It can produce up to 300,000 seeds. ''B. rossica'' very much looks like a pine cone growing up out of the ground.Common names
* Poque * Cao-cong-rong (China) * Oniku (Japan) * Orinamudcobusali (Korea) * Du’iinahshèe (Gwichya Gwich'in) * Doo’iinahshìh/Tsʼeedichi (Teetå'it Gwich'in) * Dotsonʼ ggooneeggeʼ (Koyukon, Lower & Central dialects) * Dotsonʼ chʼecheneʼ (Koyukon, Upper dialect) * Tulukkam nauligaafa (Inuit) * Uktschutsch (Kamtschadalis)Taxonomy
Genetic analyses have been conducted on ''B. rossica'' to determine its phylogeny. There are many ways to phylogenetically classify ''B. rossica'', but scientists from Ohio State University have determined that the family Orobanchaceae is estimated to have originated about 52.2 million years ago. The strongest bootstrap support is for terminal clades. The most parsimonious tree of ''Boschniakia'' forms a grade with ''Conopholis'' and ''Epifagus'' as well as other species of ''Orobanche''. In this tree, ''Lindenbergia'' and ''Schwalbea'' are sister taxa. These are still hypotheses, and further research is being conducted. There are twoSynonyms
The following species are considered synonyms to ''Boschniakia rossica'': *''Boschniakia glabra'' (C.A. Mey. ex Bong.) *''Orobanchae glabra'' (C.A. Mey. ex Bong.) Hook. *''Orobanchae rossica'' Cham. & Schltdl.External links
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* * * * * * * * * {{Taxonbar, from=Q6048518 Flora of Alaska Flora of Canada Flora of China Flora of Northeast Asia Medicinal plants of Asia Medicinal plants of North America Orobanchaceae Parasitic plants Plants described in 1828 Plants used in traditional Chinese medicine Flora without expected TNC conservation status