Kingdom Plantae Family Amaranthaceae Tribe Atripliceae Scientific name Oxybasis rubra | Order Caryophyllales Subfamily Chenopodioideae Genus Oxybasis Rank Species | |
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Similar Oxybasis glauca, Gymnocalycium carminanthum, Lipandra, Nettle‑leaved Goosefoot, Oxybasis urbica | ||
Red goosefoot oxybasis rubra 2014 08 14
Oxybasis rubra (syn. Chenopodium rubrum), common names red goosefoot or coastblite goosefoot, is a member of the genus Oxybasis, a segregate of Chenopodium (the goosefoots). It is native to North America and Eurasia.
The Gosiute Shoshone name for the plant is on’-tǐm-pi-wa-tsǐp, on’-tǐm-pi-wa, on’-tǐm-pi-a-wa or on’-tǐm-pai-wa.
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