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Chenopodium pratericola

Chenopodium pratericola Rydb.

Desert Goosefoot

Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot Family)

Synonym(s): Chenopodium albescens, Chenopodium desiccatum var. leptophylloides, Chenopodium pratericola ssp. eupratericola, Chenopodium pratericola var. leptophylloides

USDA Symbol: CHPR5

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

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Size Notes: Up to about 32 inches tall.
Fruit: Utricle.

Bloom Information

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

Distribution

USA: AK , AL , AZ , CA , CO , CT , DE , IA , ID , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MA , MD , ME , MI , MN , MO , MS , MT , NC , ND , NE , NH , NJ , NM , NV , NY , OH , OK , OR , PA , RI , SC , SD , TX , UT , VA , VT , WA , WI , WY
Canada: AB , BC , MB , NT , ON , SK , YT

Web Reference

Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) 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 pratericola in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Chenopodium pratericola in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Chenopodium pratericola

Metadata

Record Modified: 2022-10-05
Research By: SET

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