Chenopodium simplex Calflora

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Taxon Report

Chenopodium simplex (Torr.) Raf.

Large seeded goosefoot, Mapleleaf goosefoot

2006 Louis-M. Landry

2016 Keir Morse

2005 Larry Blakely

2016 Keir Morse

Chenopodium simplex is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.

also called Chenopodium gigantospermum

California Rare Plant Rank: 4.3 (limited distribution).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~28 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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

Habitat: openings, disturbed

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Northern Juniper Woodland, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


iNat	Chenopodiastrum simplex
JEF + CNPS + PLANTS	Chenopodium gigantospermum
PLANTS	Chenopodium hybridum ssp. gigantospermum
PLANTS	Chenopodium hybridum var. gigantospermum
PLANTS	Chenopodium hybridum var. simplex
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Information about Chenopodium simplex from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (CHSI2) 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 BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory: 4.3 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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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: 11/21/2024).