Chenopodium nitens Calflora

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Taxon Report

Chenopodium nitens Benet-Pierce & M.G. Simpson

Shiny seed goosefoot

2019 Ryan O'Dell

2019 Amelia Ryan

2019 Ryan O'Dell

Chenopodium nitens is an annual herb that is native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~14 records in California Plant Characteristics

Photos on Calflora


Genus:	Chenopodium
Family:	Chenopodiaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

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Information about Chenopodium nitens from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
The Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society: The taxonomy of Chenopodium desiccatum and C. nitens, sp. nov. photos / record / common / links null:!null:!null:!null:!

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 04/28/2024).