Chenopodium desiccatum

Chenopodium desiccatum
Chenopodium desiccatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Chenopodiaceae
Genus: Chenopodium
Species: C. desiccatum
Binomial name
Chenopodium desiccatum
A.Nels.

Chenopodium desiccatum is a species of flowering plant in the goosefoot family known by the common name aridland goosefoot.

It is native to parts of western North America, including sections of the Western United States and southern Western Canada. [1] It grows naturally in open land such as prairie and dunes, chaparral, adapts well to disturbed areas such as roadsides, and in montane habitats such as in the Transverse Ranges and Sierra Nevada of California. [2]

Description

Chenopodium desiccatum is an annual herb producing an erect, branching stem up to about 35 centimeters in maximum height. It is powdery in texture, especially on the leaves and flowers. The fleshy leaves are less than 3 centimeters long and generally oval in shape with a smooth edge. The inflorescence is an array of tightly-packed clusters of tiny flowers. Each dusty flower has a five-lobed corolla which encloses the developing fruit.

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