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Chenopodium berlandieri var. zschackii

Chenopodium berlandieri Moq. var. zschackii (Murr) Murr ex Asch.

Pit Seed Goosefoot, Zschack's Goosefoot

Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot family)

Synonym(s): Chenopodium acerifolium, Chenopodium berlandieri ssp. platyphyllum, Chenopodium berlandieri ssp. zschackii, Chenopodium berlandieri var. farinosum

USDA Symbol: CHBEZ

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

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 3-1/2 feet tall.
Fruit: Achene or utricle.

Bloom Information

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

Distribution

USA: AK , AR , AZ , CA , CO , FL , IA , ID , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MA , MN , MO , MT , NC , ND , NE , NM , NV , OH , OK , OR , PA , SC , SD , TX , UT , VA , WA , WI , WV , WY
Canada: AB , BC , MB , NT , ON , QC , SK , YT
Native Habitat: Disturbed areas, highways, oceanic bluffs, sandy washes.

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 berlandieri var. zschackii in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Chenopodium berlandieri var. zschackii in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Chenopodium berlandieri var. zschackii

Metadata

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

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