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Oxytheca caryophylloides

Oxytheca caryophylloides Parry

Chickweed Oxytheca, Chickweed Starry Puncturebract

Polygonaceae (Buckwheat family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: OXCA3

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 10 inches tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Red , Yellow , Green
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep
Bloom Notes: Greenish yellow to reddish.

Distribution

USA: CA
Native Habitat: Sandy to gravelly flats, washes and slopes, chaparral communities, montane conifer woodlands.

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

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-11-12
Research By: CBR

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