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Chenopodium desiccatum

Chenopodium desiccatum A. Nelson

Aridland Goosefoot, Dry Goosefoot, Desert Goosefoot, Narrowleaf Goosefoot

Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot family)

Synonym(s): Chenopodium leptophyllum var. oblongifolium, Chenopodium oblongifolium, Chenopodium pratericola ssp. desiccatum, Chenopodium pratericola var. oblongifolium

USDA Symbol: CHDE

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Size Notes: Up to about 2 feet tall.
Fruit: Utricle.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Green
Bloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct

Distribution

USA: AZ , CA , CO , ID , IL , MT , NE , NM , NV , OR , SC , SD , UT , WY
Canada: AB , BC , NB , SK
Native Habitat: Open undisturbed and disturbed soils, prairies, sandy stabilized dunes.

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

Metadata

Record Modified: 2021-10-05
Research By: CBR

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