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Chenopodiaceae

Pinyon goosefoot

Chenopodium atrovirens Rydb.

Family
Chenopodiaceae
Genus
Chenopodium

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Pinyon goosefoot: mountain goosefoot, Chenopodium atrovirens, White Mountains, elevation 2890 m
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)
English
Pinyon goosefoot
Hungarian
Wolff-féle libatop
Macedonian
Темна дива лобода

Synonyms

  • Chenopodium aridum A.Nelson
  • Chenopodium fremontii var. atrovirens (Rydb.) Fosberg
  • Chenopodium incognitum Wahl
  • Chenopodium wolfii Rydb.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Annual
In the US and Canada
Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.