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Chenopodium californicum

Chenopodium californicum (S. Watson) S. Watson

California Goosefoot, Indian-lettuce, Pigweed, Soap Plant, Soaproot

Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: CHCA3

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 32 inches tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Red , Green
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug

Distribution

USA: CA
Native Habitat: Dry to moist slopes, ledges, plains, yellow-pine forests, yucca-juniper woodlands and chaparra.

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Chenopodium californicum in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Chenopodium californicum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Chenopodium californicum

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-10-28
Research By: CBR

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