''Corispermum'' is a
genus
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of plants in the family
Amaranthaceae
Amaranthaceae ( ) is a family of flowering plants commonly known as the amaranth family, in reference to its type genus '' Amaranthus''. It includes the former goosefoot family Chenopodiaceae and contains about 165 genera and 2,040 species, maki ...
.
Common name
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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
inflorescence
In botany, an inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a plant's Plant stem, stem that is composed of a main branch or a system of branches. An inflorescence is categorized on the basis of the arrangement of flowers on a mai ...
s of flowers with long
bract
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Bracts are usually different from foliage leaves in size, color, shape or texture. They also lo ...
s. Bugseeds are native to North America and Eurasia, but little is known about their
taxonomy
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and distribution.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Corispermum'':
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Corispermum afghanicum''
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Corispermum algidum''
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Corispermum altaicum''
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Corispermum americanum'' - American bugseed
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Corispermum anatolicum''
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Corispermum aralocaspicum''
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Corispermum bardunovii''
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Corispermum × calvoborysthenicum''
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Corispermum candelabrum''
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Corispermum canescens
''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 ...
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Corispermum chinganicum''
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Corispermum confertum''
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Corispermum crassifolium''
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Corispermum × czernjaevii
''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 ...
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Corispermum declinatum
''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 ...
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Corispermum dilutum
''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 ...
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Corispermum dutreuilii
''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 ...
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Corispermum ellipsocarpum
''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 ...
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Corispermum elongatum
''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 ...
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Corispermum erosum
''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 ...
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Corispermum falcatum
''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 ...
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Corispermum filifolium
''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 ...
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Corispermum flexuosum
''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 ...
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Corispermum gallicum''
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Corispermum gelidum''
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Corispermum heptapotamicum''
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Corispermum hilariae''
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Corispermum hookeri
''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 ...
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Corispermum huanghoense''
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Corispermum hyssopifolium'' - tumbleweed, this species forms a
tumbleweed
A tumbleweed is a structural part of the above-ground anatomy of a number of species of plants. It is a diaspore that, once mature and dry, detaches from its root or stem and rolls due to the force of the wind. In most such species, the tumbl ...
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Corispermum iljinii''
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Corispermum intermedium
''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 ...
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Corispermum × klokovii''
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Corispermum komarovii''
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Corispermum korovinii''
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Corispermum krylovii''
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Corispermum laxiflorum''
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Corispermum lehmannianum''
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Corispermum lepidocarpum''
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Corispermum lhasaense''
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Corispermum macrocarpum''
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Corispermum marschallii''
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Corispermum maynense''
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Corispermum mongolicum''
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Corispermum nanum''
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Corispermum navicula''
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Corispermum nitidum''
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Corispermum ochotense'' - Russian bugseed
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Corispermum pacificum''
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Corispermum pallasii'' - Siberian bugseed
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Corispermum pallidum''
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Corispermum pamiricum''
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Corispermum papillosum''
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Corispermum patelliforme''
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Corispermum piliferum''
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Corispermum platypterum''
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Corispermum praecox''
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Corispermum pseudofalcatum''
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Corispermum puberulum''
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Corispermum rechingeri''
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Corispermum redowskii''
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Corispermum retortum''
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Corispermum sibiricum''
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Corispermum squarrosum''
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Corispermum stauntonii''
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Corispermum stenolepis''
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Corispermum subpentandrum''
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Corispermum tibeticum''
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Corispermum tylocarpum''
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Corispermum ulopterum''
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Corispermum villosum''
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Corispermum welshii''
References
External links
Jepson Manual TreatmentUSDA Plants ProfileFlora of North America
Amaranthaceae
Tumbleweeds
Amaranthaceae genera
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