Flora of North America species comparison

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Chenopodium hians

gaping goosefoot, hian's goosefoot
Stems

erect, branched, 1–4.5(–8) dm, farinose;

basal branches erect, often weak;

distal branches erect or nearly so, sparse.
Leaves

nonaromatic;

petiole 0.2–0.7 cm;

blade elliptic-oblong or narrowly lanceolate, 3-veined, 1–2.5(–3) × 0.3–0.6(–0.8) cm, base cuneate, margins entire, apex acute to rounded, densely farinose abaxially.
Inflorescences

glomerules in lateral spikes or panicles, 5–7 cm;

glomerules densely spaced, maturing irregularly;

bracts leaflike.
Flowers

perianth segments 5, distinct nearly to base;

lobes elliptic, oblong, or narrowly ovate, 0.8–1 × 0.6–0.8 mm, apex rounded, slightly keeled, densely farinose, erect and exposing fruit at maturity;

stamens 5;

stigmas 2, 0.2 mm.
Achenes

ovoid;

pericarp adherent, minutely tuberculate.
Seeds

round, 1–1.4 mm diam., margins rounded;

seed coat black, rugulate.
2n

= 18.

Chenopodium hians
Phenology Fruiting late summer–early fall.
Habitat Open, dry or moist areas including prairies, pastures, sand hills, roadsides, lakeshores
Elevation 500-3000 m (1600-9800 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
AZ; CA; CO; NM; NV; OR; TX; UT; WA; WY; AB; BC; SK
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Source FNA vol. 4, p. 289.
Parent taxa Chenopodiaceae > Chenopodium > subg. Chenopodium > sect. Chenopodium > subsect. Leptophylla
Sibling taxa
C. albescens, C. album, C. atrovirens, C. berlandieri, C. bonus-henricus, C. californicum, C. capitatum, C. chenopodioides, C. cycloides, C. desiccatum, C. ficifolium, C. foggii, C. foliosum, C. fremontii, C. glaucum, C. incanum, C. leptophyllum, C. macrospermum, C. murale, C. neomexicanum, C. nevadense, C. opulifolium, C. pallescens, C. polyspermum, C. pratericola, C. rubrum, C. simplex, C. standleyanum, C. strictum, C. subglabrum, C. urbicum, C. vulvaria, C. watsonii
Synonyms C. incognitum
Name authority Standley: in N. L. Britton et al., N. Amer. Fl. 21: 16. (1916)
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