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Narrowleaf Goosefoot - Chenopodium desiccatum
Other Names:
Chenopodium leptophyllum var. oblongifolium
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General Description
Stems erect to ascending, branched from the base, farinose, 5–15 cm. Leaf blades densely farinose, somewhat fleshy, narrowly lanceolate, 1–2 cm long, the lower 3-veined with entire margins. Inflorescence glomerules in dense terminal and axillary panicles. Flowers: calyx of 5 distinct segments, ca. 1 mm long; stamens 5. Seed flattened-globose, warty, 0.8–1.1 mm across (
Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX ).
Range Comments
In MT scattered mostly in the eastern two-thirds of the state; AB south to CA, CO, and TX (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX ).
Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database
Number of Observations: 37
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