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Chenopodium chenopodioides
Chenopodium chenopodioides (L.) Aellen
Low Goosefoot
Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot family)
Synonym(s): Blitum chenopodioides, Chenopodium botryodes, Chenopodium chenopodioides var. degenianum, Chenopodium chenopodioides var. lengyelianum, Chenopodium humile, Chenopodium rubrum var. glomeratum, Chenopodium rubrum var. humile
USDA Symbol: CHCH
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: AnnualHabit: Herb
Size Notes: Up to about 14 inches tall.
Fruit: Utricle.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: GreenBloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov
Distribution
USA: CA , CO , ID , MT , NE , NV , OR , TX , UT , WA , WYCanada: BC
Native Habitat: Borders of lakes and ponds, lake bottoms, in fields.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FACW | FACW | FACW | FAC |
Web Reference
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) CalfloraWebref 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 chenopodioides in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Chenopodium chenopodioides in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Chenopodium chenopodioides
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-10-28Research By: CBR