Boschniakia rossica information

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Boschniakia rossica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Orobanchaceae
Genus:	Boschniakia
Species:	B. rossica
Binomial name
Boschniakia rossica (Cham. & Schltdl.) B.Fedtsch.
Synonyms[1]
Boschniakia rossica var. flavida Yue Zhang & J.Y.Ma Lathraea amentacea Schltdl. ex Ledeb. Lathraea strobilacea Schltdl. ex Ledeb. Orobanche rossica Cham. & Schltdl. Stellara lathraeoides Fisch. ex Reut.

Boschniakia rossica, commonly known as the northern groundcone, is a holoparasitic plant that lives in the northern latitudes of the northern hemisphere. In the Pacific Northwest Temperate Rainforest, it does not grow south of Prince of Wales Island, beyond that boundary is the Vancouver groundcone habitat. It does not contain chlorophyll, so it must be parasitic to obtain nutrients. It specializes on Alnus species, but can parasitize off of other trees and shrubs such as on Betula (birch), Salix (willow), Vaccinium (blueberry), Picea (spruce), and Chamaedaphne (leatherleaf shrub). This organism is likely to be found at mid elevations alongside rivers and streams, where moisture is abundant. This species propagates itself through water flow. In some places bears are known to have eaten the starchy roots, or tubers, of this plant.