Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness
Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department
of Natural Sciences
Chenopodium incanum (S. Watson) Heller
(Mealy Goosefoot)
Family: Amaranthaceae
Status: Native
Synonyms:
Chenopodium fremonti S. Watson var. incanum S. Watson
Chenopodium incanum (S.Watson) Heller var. elatum Crawford
Chenopodium incanum has gray, farinose rather thick leaves which are alternate. The herbage
does not smell badly. The leaf blades are not dentate above the basal lobes. The pericarp
is free from the seed, which is shiny and black. The sepals do not have a high keel.
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Chenopodium incanum, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, August 28, 2008
Chenopodium incanum, adaxial surface of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, August 28, 2008
Chenopodium incanum, seed and pericarp, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, August 28, 2008
Chenopodium incanum, detail of abaxial side of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, August 28, 2008
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