Status: Native
Synonyms:
Chenopodium simplex(Torrey) Rafinesque
Chenopodium hybridum of early American authros, notLinnaeus
Chenopodium hybridum Linnaeus var. gigantospermum (Aellen) Rouleau
Chenopodium hybridum Linnaeus var. simplex Torrey
Chenopodium gigantospermum Aellen
Chenopodiastrum simplex is highly variable. The leaves range in size from a centimeter or two in length to 14cm. They are coarsely lobed or dentate. The flowers occur in terminal and lateral spikes. The spikes are covered with resinous globules that are not golden as in Dysphania. The seeds are glossy brown. Chenopodiastrum is found in canyons at middle elevation. Many thanks to Carlos Hernandez for properly identifying this plant for us!
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Chenopodiastrum simplex, photo Russ Kleinman, West Fork of the Gila River near Three Mile Ruin, Sept. 27, 2008
Chenopodiastrum simplex, micro of seed, photo Russ Kleinman, West Fork of the Gila River near Three Mile Ruin, Sept. 27, 2008
Chenopodiastrum simplex, micro of flower, photo Russ Kleinman, West Fork of the Gila River near Three Mile Ruin, Sept. 27, 2008
Chenopodiastrum simplex, micro of resin globules, photo Russ Kleinman, West Fork of the Gila River near Three Mile Ruin, Sept. 27, 2008
Chenopodiastrum simplex, measurement of leaf length, photo Russ Kleinman, West Fork of the Gila River near Three Mile Ruin, Sept. 27, 2008
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