Kopsiopsis hookeri
(Walp.) Govaerts
Ground cone
OrobanchaceaeRoots
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Root
The roots are edible.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant.
Canada, North America, USA,
Countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Trinidad & Tobago, United States, St Vincent
How to Identify
A parasitic herb in the Orobanchaceae family found in temperate regions. It lacks chlorophyll and obtains nutrients by parasitizing the roots of other plants.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Kopsiopsis hookeri is a species of parasitic plant in the family Orobanchaceae known as Vancouver groundcone, small groundcone or poque.
Notes
There are about 140 Orobanche species.
Names & Synonyms
Orobanche tuberosa Hook. [Illeg.]
References (2)
- Beckstrom-Sternberg, Stephen M., and James A. Duke. "The Foodplant Database." http://probe.nalusda.gov:8300/cgi-bin/browse/foodplantdb.(ACEDB version 4.0 - data version July 1994) (As Orobanche tuberosa)
- Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/ (As Orobanche tuberosa)
