Chenopodium desiccatum

A. Nelson

Bot. Gaz. 34: 362. 1902.

WeedyEndemic
Synonyms: Chenopodium leptophyllum var. oblongifolium S. Watson
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 4. Treatment on page 288. Mentioned on page 277.

Stems erect to more often spreading, usually branched from base, 1–1.4(–6) dm, densely farinose. Leaves nonaromatic; petiole 0.3–0.4 cm; blade linear, narrowly lanceolate, oblong elliptic, or ovate-lanceolate, 3- (occasionally 1-)veined, 1.5–2.5 × 0.4–0.6 cm, 3–many times as long as wide, thick and somewhat fleshy, base cuneate, margins entire, unlobed, apex acuminate, densely white-farinose abaxially, more sparsely farinose adaxially. Inflorescences glomerules in terminal and axillary panicles; glomerules ± densely packed, flowers maturing irregularly; bracts leaflike or absent. Flowers: perianth segments 5, distinct nearly to base; lobes obovate, 0.8–1 mm, apex obtuse, carinate, densely farinose, enclosing fruit at maturity; stamens 5; stigmas 2, 0.1 mm. Utricles ovoid; pericarp nonadherent, smooth. Seeds ovoid, 8–1.1 mm diam., margins rounded; seed coat black, warty. 2n = 18.


Phenology: Fruiting mid summer–fall.
Habitat: Originally found in open undisturbed soils, prairies, and sandy stabilized dunes, but it has spread to disturbed open areas within its native range and beyond
Elevation: 500-2000 m

Distribution

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Alta., Sask., Calif., Colo., Idaho, Kans., Mo., Nebr., Nev., Okla., S.Dak., Tex., Utah, Wyo.

Discussion

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Lower Taxa

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... more about "Chenopodium desiccatum"
Steven E. Clemants +  and Sergei L. Mosyakin +
A. Nelson +
Leptophylla +
Alta. +, Sask. +, Calif. +, Colo. +, Idaho +, Kans. +, Mo. +, Nebr. +, Nev. +, Okla. +, S.Dak. +, Tex. +, Utah +  and Wyo. +
500-2000 m +
Originally found in open undisturbed soils, prairies, and sandy stabilized dunes, but it has spread to disturbed open areas within its native range and beyond +
Fruiting mid summer–fall. +
Weedy +  and Endemic +
Chenopodium leptophyllum var. oblongifolium +
Chenopodium desiccatum +
Chenopodium subsect. Leptophylla +
species +