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Chenopodium humile

Chenopodium humile Hook.

Marshland Goosefoot, Red Goosefoot

Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot family)

Synonym(s): Chenopodium rubrum var. humile

USDA Symbol: CHHU

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

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Size Notes: Stems decumbent or spreading, up to about 8 inches long.
Fruit: Utricle.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Green , Purple
Bloom Time: Aug , Sep

Distribution

Canada: AB , BC , NB , NS , ON , SK , YT
Native Habitat: Alkali flats, brackish beaches, bare bottomlands, lake shores, dried-up pools and somewhat akaline clay flats.

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

Metadata

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

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