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Chenopodium overi

Chenopodium overi Aellen

Over's Goosefoot

Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot family)

Synonym(s): Blitum hastatum

USDA Symbol: CHOV

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 40 inches tall.

Bloom Information

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

Distribution

USA: CA , CO , ID , MI , MT , NM , NV , OR , UT , WY
Native Habitat: Aspen groves, ponderosa pine, pinyon-juniper, Douglas fir-aspen, big sagebrush, meadows, riparian habitats.

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

Metadata

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

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