''Corispermum'' is a
genus of plants in the family
Amaranthaceae.
Common name
In biology, a common name of a taxon or organism (also known as a vernacular name, English name, colloquial name, country name, popular name, or farmer's name) is a name that is based on the normal language of everyday life; and is often contrast ...
s given to members of the genus involve bugseed, tickseed, and tumbleweed. In general, these are erect annual plants with flat, thin leaves and topped with
inflorescences of flowers with long
bract
In botany, a bract is a modified or specialized leaf, especially one associated with a reproductive structure such as a flower, inflorescence axis or cone scale. Bracts are usually different from foliage leaves. They may be smaller, larger, or of ...
s. Bugseeds are native to North America and Eurasia, but little is known about their
taxonomy and distribution.
Species include:
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Corispermum americanum
''Corispermum'' is a genus of plants in the family Amaranthaceae. Common names given to members of the genus involve bugseed, tickseed, and tumbleweed. In general, these are erect annual plants with flat, thin leaves and topped with inflorescen ...
'' - American bugseed
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Corispermum hyssopifolium
''Corispermum hyssopifolium'' is a species in the genus '' Corispermum'' of the family Amaranthaceae. It is found in dunes and sandy spots along rivers in central
Central is an adjective usually referring to being in the center of some place ...
'' - tumbleweed,
[ page 117] tumble-weed;
[ page 21] this species forms a
tumbleweed
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Corispermum ochotense
''Corispermum'' is a genus of plants in the family Amaranthaceae. Common names given to members of the genus involve bugseed, tickseed, and tumbleweed. In general, these are erect annual plants with flat, thin leaves and topped with inflorescence ...
'' - Russian bugseed
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Corispermum pallasii
''Corispermum pallasii'', common name Pallas bugseed, is a plant apparently native to Siberia but naturalized in Europe, Canada, and the Great Lakes Region of the United States. It is a branched herb growing on sand dunes and other sandy soils.
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'' - Siberian bugseed
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Corispermum ulopterum
''Corispermum ulopterum'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae, native to Irkutsk Oblast in Siberia. It is found only on the beaches of Lake Baikal
Lake Baikal (, russian: Oзеро Байкал, Ozero Baykal ); mn, Р...
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References
External links
Jepson Manual TreatmentUSDA Plants ProfileFlora of North America
Amaranthaceae
Tumbleweeds
Amaranthaceae genera
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