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Smith, R.W.

Chenopodium capitatum

Chenopodium capitatum (L.) Asch.

Blite Goosefoot

Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot Family)

Synonym(s): Blitum capitatum

USDA Symbol: chca4

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

From the Image Gallery

4 photo(s) available in the Image Gallery

Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Leaf Shape: Hastate , Lanceolate , Ovate
Leaf Margin: Entire
Leaf Base: Cordate , Hastate , Truncate
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 3 feet tall.

Bloom Information

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

Distribution

USA: AK , AZ , CA , CO , CT , IA , ID , IL , IN , MA , ME , MI , MN , MO , MT , NH , NJ , NM , NV , NY , OH , OR , PA , SD , UT , VT , WA , WI , WY
Canada: AB , BC , ON , SK

Web Reference

Webref 62 - Burke Herbarium Image Collection (2020) University of Washington
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
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 capitatum in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Chenopodium capitatum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Chenopodium capitatum

Metadata

Record Modified: 2022-11-03
Research By: TWC Staff

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