Northern groundcone
Boschniakia rossica

Family: Orobanchaceae

What it is like

A herb that grows on other plants and keeps growing from year to year. It has a corm-like base and fleshy roots. It grows 10-14 cm tall. It looks like a brown cone. The leaves are 6-8 cm long by 6-8 cm wide. The flowers are in spikes 7-22 cm long by 2-3 cm across. The flowers are dark purple-red. The fruit is a capsule 8-10 mm long by 6-8 mm wide. It splits open by 2 valves.

Where it is found

It is a cool temperate plant. It grows in moist forests and up to mountain zones. In north China it grows in forests and along river sides between 1,500-1,800 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Alaska, Asia, Canada, China, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, North America, Russia

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Stem base

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Boschniakia glabra C. A. Met. ex Bong.; Orobanche glabra (C A. Mey. ex Bong.) Hook.; Orobanche rossica Cham. & Schltdl.; and others