Boschniakia strobilacea
Boschniakia strobilacea is a species of parasitic plant in the family Orobanchaceae known by the common name California groundcone.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Orobanchaceae |
| Genus: | Boschniakia |
| Species: | B. strobilacea |
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It is native to California and southern Oregon, where it grows in wooded areas and chaparral. It is a parasite of manzanitas and madrones, which it parasitizes by penetrating them with haustoria to tap nutrients. The groundcone is visible aboveground as a dark purplish or reddish to brown inflorescence up to 18 centimeters long. Pale-margined purple flowers emerge from between the overlapping bracts.[1]
Some taxonomists consider Boschniakia strobilacea to now belong to the genus Kopsiopsis on the basis of phylogenetic evidence.[2]
References
- "Kopsiopsis strobilacea". ucjeps.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
- Yu, Wen-Bin (2013-01-29). "Nomenclatural clarifications for names in Boschniakia, Kopsiopsis and Xylanche (Orobanchaceae)". Phytotaxa. 77 (3): 40–42. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.77.3.1. ISSN 1179-3163.
External links
- Jepson Manual Treatment of Boschniakia strobilacea
- USDA Plants Profile for Boschniakia strobilacea
- ubcbotanicalgarden.org: Botany photo of the Day
- UC Photos gallery: Boschniakia strobilacea
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