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Chenopodium pratericola

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Amaranthaceae

Scientific name
  
Chenopodium pratericola

Order
  
Caryophyllales

Genus
  
Chenopodium

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Chenopodium leptophyllum, Chenopodium fremontii, Chenopodium atrovirens, Chenopodium opulifolium, California Goosefoot

Chenopodium pratericola is a species of flowering plant in the goosefoot family known by the common name desert goosefoot. It is native to much of western and central North America, where it grows in many types of open habitat, such as sagebrush, often on alkaline soils.

It is an annual herb growing up to 65 to 80 centimeters tall, sometimes branching. It is powdery in texture, especially on the leaves and flowers. The leaves are oval to lance-shaped and some are lobed. The inflorescences are located in leaf axils and in panicles at the end of the stem. Each is a small, dense cluster of tiny flowers.

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Chenopodium pratericola Wikipedia