Chenopodiaceae
Aridland goosefoot
Chenopodium desiccatum
- Family
- Chenopodiaceae
- Genus
- Chenopodium
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Aridland goosefoot
- Welsh
- Troed-yr-ŵydd meinddail
Synonyms
- Chenopodium desiccatum var. desiccatum
- Chenopodium leptophyllum subsp. desiccatum (A.Nelson) Aellen
- Chenopodium leptophyllum var. oblongifolium S.Watson
- Chenopodium oblongifolium (S.Watson) Rydb.
- Chenopodium pratericola var. desiccatum (A.Nelson) Aellen
- Chenopodium pratericola var. oblongifolium (S.Watson) Wahl
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Jared Shorma, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.