Orobanchaceae
Northern groundcone
Boschniakia rossica
- Family
- Orobanchaceae
- Genus
- Boschniakia
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Common names
By language (5)
- Chinese
- 草苁蓉, 草蓯蓉
- English
- Northern groundcone
- ik
- Tulukkam nauligaaŋa
- Japanese
- オニク, キムラタケ
- Korean
- 오리나무더부살이
Synonyms
- Boschniakia glabra C.A.Mey. ex Bong.
- Boschniakia glabra C.A.Mey. ex Bongard
- Boschniakia rossica f. flavocorollata T.Sugaw.
- Boschniakia rossica var. flavida Yue Zhang & J.Y.Ma
- Lathraea amentacea Schltdl. ex Ledeb.
- Lathraea strobilacea Schltdl. ex Ledeb.
- Orobanche glabra Hook.
- Orobanche racemosa Stephan ex C.A.Mey.
- Orobanche rossica Cham. & Schltdl.
- Stellara lathraeoides Fisch. ex Reut.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native
Photos
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Photo: Qwert1234, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Qwert1234, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.