Chenopodium littoreum is an annual herb that is native to California.
California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere).
[Wikipedia] Characteristics: Several characteristics separate this plant from any other Chenopodium. Specimens of the plant have been long mistaken for introductions of Chenopodium carnosulum, a South American species.[2] Studies indicate it is different in a number of characteristics and it was described as a new species in 2010.[2] (link added by Mary Ann Machi)
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