- Chenopodium desiccatum
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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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Categories:- Chenopodium
- Flora of Western Canada
- Flora of the Western United States
- Flora of the Sierra Nevada region (U.S.)
- Flora of the Rocky Mountains
- Flora of California chaparral and woodlands
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