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Corispermum americanum var. americanum

Corispermum americanum (Nutt.) Nutt. var. americanum

American Bugseed

Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot family)

Synonym(s): Corispermum marginale, Corispermum orientale, Corispermum simplicissimum

USDA Symbol: COAMA2

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

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 20 inches tall.

Bloom Information

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

Distribution

USA: AK , AR , AZ , CA , CO , GA , IA , ID , IL , IN , KS , KY , MA , MI , MN , MO , MT , ND , NE , NJ , NM , NV , NY , OH , OK , OR , SD , TX , UT , WA , WI , WY
Canada: AB , BC , MB , NT , ON , QC , SK
Native Habitat: Sand dunes, sandy and gravely shores, sandy waste places, fields.

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

Metadata

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

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