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Chenopodium salinum

Chenopodium salinum Standl.

Oak Leaved Goosefoot, Rocky Mountain Goosefoot

Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot family)

Synonym(s): Chenopodium glaucum ssp. salinum, Chenopodium glaucum var. pulchrum, Chenopodium glaucum var. salinum

USDA Symbol: CHSA2

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

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Size Notes: Up to about 16 inches tall.
Fruit: Utricle.

Bloom Information

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

Distribution

USA: AZ , CA , CO , IA , ID , KS , MI , MN , MO , MT , ND , NE , NH , NJ , NM , NV , OR , UT , VA , WA , WY
Canada: AB , BC , MB , NT , ON , QC , SK , YT
Native Habitat: Waste places, especially more or less brackish soils.

Web Reference

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

Metadata

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

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