Chenopodium cycloides A.Nelson

Sandhill goosefoot (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Amaranthaceae > Chenopodium

Characteristics

Stems erect, branched, 3-8 dm, glabrous to sparsely farinose; branches ascending. Leaves non-aromatic; petiole to 0.8 cm; blade linear, 1-veined, 1-3 × 0.1-0.2 cm, somewhat fleshy, base cuneate, margins entire, apex obtuse to acute, sparsely farinose abaxially, glabrous adaxially. Inflorescences glomerules in terminal and axillary panicles of interrupted spikes, 10-20 × 4-6 cm; glomerules widely spaced, maturing irregularly; bracts leaflike or reduced. Flowers: perianth segments (4-)5, connate into 0.5 mm tube; lobes broadly ovate, 0.7-0.8 × 0.7-1 mm, 1/2 or less width of connate portion, apex rounded or slightly emarginate, rounded abaxially, farinose, spreading and slightly accrescent and not covering fruit at maturity; stamens 5; stigmas 2, 0.2 mm. Achenes ovoid; pericarp adherent, red, minutely tuberculate. Seeds round, 1.3-1.5 mm diam., margins acute; seed coat black, rugulate.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.8
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Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 3-4
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-10

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Distribution

Chenopodium cycloides world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:56096-2
WFO ID wfo-0000601221
COL ID TXC6
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Synonyms

Chenopodium cycloides